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Water-Year Summary for Site 04282650

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Water year 2022: 2021-10-01 to 2022-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2022
04282650 LITTLE OTTER CREEK AT FERRISBURG, VT
LOCATION - Lat 44°11'53", long 73°14'58" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Addison County, VT, Hydrologic Unit 04150402, on left bank, downstream side of US 7 Highway bridge, 0.5 mi south of Middle Brook Road and US 7 intersection in Ferrisburg, 2.2 mi north of Town Hall in Vergennes, 2.4 mi downstream of Mud Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 57.1 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge records: March 1990 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 146.81 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to October 23, 1990, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
COOPERATION - Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and the USGS Cooperative Water Program.
REMARKS - WATER YEARS 2014, 2018-20: Records good except those for estimated discharges, which are poor.
WATER YEARS 2015-17: Records good except those for discharges below 15 ft³/s, which are fair, and those for estimated discharges, which are poor.
WATER YEAR 2021: Records fair except those for estimated discharges, which are poor.
WATER YEAR 2022: Records good except those from October 1 to June 1, which are fair, and those for estimated discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 2,210 ft³/s, Jan. 20, 1996, gage height, 5.17 ft; maximum gage height, 5.82 ft, March 16, 2019 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 0.56 ft³/s, September 9, 10, 2002.