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USGS 01094400 NORTH NASHUA RIVER AT FITCHBURG, MA

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

 
 
  LOCATION

LOCATION.--Lat 42° 34’34", long 71° 47’19", Worcester County, Hydrologic Unit 01070004, on right bank 400 ft upstream from Fifth Street Bridge at Fitchburg and 1.8 mi upstream from Baker Brook.
DRAINAGE AREA.--63.4 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1972 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR MA-RI-84-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 400 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are fair. Flow regulated by mills and reservoirs upstream. Flow affected by diversions for municipal use. Satellite gage-height telemeter at station.
COOPERATION BY.-- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Watershed Management,Massachusetts Dept. Of Conservation and Recreation.


 
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 53   11-17-2004  09:15
Graph of  Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 01
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/17 based on 31 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
53  8.7 116 427 44.6 89.0 190

Percent exceedance means that 80, 50, or 20 percent of all daily mean flows for 11/17 have been greater than the value shown.


Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 2.72   11-17-2004  09:15
Graph of  Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 03

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