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Water-Year Summary for Site 04282795

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Available Parameters
00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
04282795 LAPLATTE RIVER AT SHELBURNE FALLS, VT
LOCATION - Lat 44°22'12", long 73°13'00" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Chittenden County, VT, Hydrologic Unit 04150403, on left bank, 150 ft upstream of small right bank tributary, 300 ft upstream of Falls Road bridge, 500 ft southwest of Falls Road and Thomas Road intersection in Shelburne Falls, 0.8 mi southeast of Town Hall in Shelburne, 3.4 mi above mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 44.6 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge records: March 1990 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 147.40 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to October 23, 1990, nonrecording gage at site 100 ft downstream.
COOPERATION - The Champlain Water District.
REMARKS -

WATER YEARS 2014-21: Records good except those for estimated discharges, which are poor.
WATER YEAR 2022: Records good except those for June 10 to July 22, which are fair, and estimated discharges, which are poor.

WATER YEARS 2023: Records good except those for estimated discharges, which are poor.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 2960 ft³/s, November 01, 2019. Maximum gage height, 9.50 ft, February 20, 1994, ice jam. Instantaneous low flow, 0.19 ft³/s, September 3, 4, 1995.