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Water-Year Summary for Site 04288225

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
04288225 WEST BRANCH LITTLE RIVER ABOVE BINGHAM FALLS NEAR STOWE, VT
LOCATION - Lat 44°31'24", long 72°46'20" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Lamoille County, VT, Hydrologic Unit 04150403, on left bank, 0.4 mi upstream from Bingham Falls, 0.7 mi southeast of Spruce Peak Road and Mountain Road (VT 108) intersection, 1.0 mi southeast of Barnes Camp, 1.6 mi northwest of Mountain Road (VT 108) crossing of West Branch Little River at Stowe Fork, and 5.8 mi northwest of Main Street (VT 100) and Mountain Road (VT 108) intersection in Stowe. Prior to Nov. 17, 2004, at site 1,000 ft upstream.
DRAINAGE AREA - 4.67 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Water-Data Report NH-VT-05-01: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge records: October 2000 to current year. Peak Streamflow: Water years 2001 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1357.94 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to Nov. 17, 2004, at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 75 ft higher.
COOPERATION - Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and the USGS Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program.
REMARKS - WATER YEARS 2014-2023: Records good except for estimated discharges, which are poor. Diversions upstream from station for snowmaking in winter and irrigation of golf course in summer.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1740 ft³/s, August 4, 2010, gage height 5.72 ft, from rating curve extended above 200 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow at 4.92 ft.