LOCATION.--Lat 42° 40’57", long 72°
06’56", Worcester County, Hydrologic Unit 01080202, on right bank 100
ft downstream from highway bridge, 3 mi upstream from mouth, and 3.5 mi west
of Winchendon.
DRAINAGE AREA.--19.4 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Discharge: May 1916 to current year. Monthly discharge
only October 1917 to July 1918 (published in WSP 1301) and September 1935 to
September 1936.
Water-quality records: August 1994.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 451: 1916. WSP 871: Drainage area. WSP 1051: 1919,
1922–24. WSP 1301: 1917(M), 1919–24(M),1926–27(M), 1929(M), 1931–35(M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since September 1936. Datum
of gage is 849.67 ft above sea level. Prior to Sept. 11, 1936, nonrecording
gage on left bank at same datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which
are fair. Prior to 1962, occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow by mill
upstream; prior to 1953, regulation at low flow by mill and ponds. Satellite
gage-height telemeter at station.
COOPERATION BY.-- Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Office of Water Resources and Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Watershed
Management.