Surface Water Supply Op the United States 1918
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ALBERT B. FALL, Secretary UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Director Water-Supply Paper 471 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OP THE UNITED STATES 1918 PART I. NORTH ATLANTIC SLOPE DRAINAGE BASINS NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer C. H. PIERCE, C. C. COVERT, and G. C. STEYENS, District Engineers Prepared in cooperation with the States of MAINE, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, and NEW YORK WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1921 CONTENTS. Page. Authorization and scope of work........................................... 7 Definition of terms......................................................... 8 Explanation of data........................................................ 9 Accuracy of field data and computed records................................. 10 Cooperation................................................................ 11 Division of work.......................................................... 11 Gaging station records...................................................... 12 St. John River basin................................................... 12 St. John River at Van Buren, Maine................................ 12 Machias River basin.................................................... 14 Machias River at Whitneyville, Maine.............................. 14 Union River basin..................................................... 16 West Branch of Union River at Amherst, Maine.................... 16 Penobscot River basin.................................................. 18 West Branch of Penobscot River at Millinocket, Maine.............. 18 West Branch of Penobscot River near Medway, Maine................ 19 Penobscot River at West Enfield, Maine............................ 21 East Branch of Penobscot River at Grindstone, Maine................ 23 Mattawamkeag River at Mattawamkeag, Maine...................... 25 Piscataquis River near Foxcroft, Maine.............................. 27 Passadumkeag River at Lowell, Maine .............................. 29 Kenduskeag Stream near Bangor, Maine............................. 31 Kennebec River basin.................................................. 33 Moosehead Lake at east outlet, Maine............................... 33 Kennebec River at The Forks, Maine............................... 34 Kennebec River at Waterville, Maine............................. 36 Dead River at The Forks, Maine.................................... 38 Sebasticook River at Pittsfield, Maine .............................. 39 Androscoggin River basin............................................... 41 Androscoggin River at Errol dam, N. H............................. 41 Androscoggin River at Berlin, N. H................................. 43 Androscoggin River at Rumford, Maine............................. 44 Magalloway River at Aziscohos dam, Maine......................... 45 Little Androscoggin River near South Paris, Maine................... 46 Presumpscot River basin............................................... 48 Presumpscot River at outlet of Sebago Lake, Maine.................. 48 Saco River basin....................................................... 49 Saco River at Cornish, Maine....................................... 49 Ossipee River at Cornish, Maine.................................... 51 Merrimack River basin................................................. 53 Pemigewasset River at Plymouth, N. H............................. 53 Merrimack River at Franklin Junction, N. H....................... 60 Merrimack River at Lawrence, Mass................................. 62 Smith River near Bristol, N. H..................................... 65 Contoocook River at Elmwood, N. H................................ 66 Blackwater River near Contoocook, N. H............................ 68 Suncook River at North Chichester, N. H............................ 69 3 4 CONTENTS. Gaging station records Continued. Merrimack River basin Continued. Page. Souhegan River at Merrimack, N. H................................ 70 South Branch of Nashua River near Clinton, Mass................... 72 Sudbury River and Lake Cochituate basins near Framingham and Cochituate, Mass................................................ 73 Thames River basin. ................................................... 75 Quinebaug River at Jewett City, Conn.............................. 75 Connecticut River basin................................................ 76 Connecticut River at First Lake, near Pittsburg, N. H................ 76 Connecticut River at Orford, N. H................................. 79 Connecticut River at Sunderland, Mass.............................. 81 Passumpsic River at Pierce's mills, near St. Johnsbury, Vt........... 95 White River at West Hartford, Vt.................................. 97 Ashuelot River at Hindsale, N. H................................... 99 Millers River near Winchendon, Mass............................... 101 Millers River at Erving, Mass....................................... 103 Sip Pond Brook near Winchendon, Mass............................ 105 Priest Brook near Winchendon, Mass................................ 107 East Branch of Tully River near Athol, Mass......................... 108 Moss Brook at Wendell Depot, Mass................................ 110 Deerfield River at Charlemont, Mass................................ 112 Ware River at Gibbs Crossing, Mass................................ 114 Swift River at West Ware, Mass.................................... 116 Quaboag River at West Brimfield, Mass............................. 118 Westfield River at Knightville, Mass............................... 120 Westfield River near Westfield, Mass................................ 122 Middle Branch of Westfield River at Goss Heights, Mass............. 124 Westfield Little River near Westfield, Mass.......................... 125 Borden Brook near Westfield, Mass................................. 127 Farmington River near New Boston, Mass............................ 129 Housatonic River basin................................................. 131 Housatonic River near Great Barrington, Mass...................... 131 Housatonic River at Falls Village, Conn............................ 133 Hudson River basin................................................... 135 Hudson River near Indian Lake, N. Y............................... 135 Hudson River at North Creek, N. Y................................. 137 Hudson River at Thurman, N. Y.................................... 139 Hudson River at Spier Falls, N, Y................................. 141 Hudson River at Mechanicville, N. Y.............................. 143 Indian Lake reservoir at Indian Lake, N. Y......................... 144 Indian River near Indian Lake, N. Y............................... 146 Schroon River at Riverbank, N. Y.................................. 148 Sacandaga River near Hope, N. Y................................... 149 Sacandaga River at Hadley, N. Y.................................. 151 Hoosic River near Eagle Bridge, N. Y.............................. 153 Mohawk River at Vischer Ferry dam, N. Y......................... 155 Mohawk River at Crescent dam, N. Y.............................. 157 Delaware River basin................................................. 158 East Branch of Delaware River at Fish Eddy, N. Y.................. 158 Delaware River at Port Jervis, N. Y................................ 160 Delaware River at Riegelsville, N. J................................ 161 Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls, N. Y................................... 163 West Branch of Delaware River at Hale Eddy, N. Y................. 164 CONTENTS. 5 Gaging station records Continued. Page. Susquehanna River basin.............................................. 166 Susquehanna River at Conklin, N. Y................................ 166 Chenango River near Chenango Forks, N. Y........................ 168 Chemung River at Chemung, N. Y................................. 170 Cohocton River near Campbell, N. Y................................ 172 Mud Creek at Savona, N. Y......................................... 172 Tioga River near Erwins, N. Y...................................... 173 Patuxent River basin................................................. 174 Patuxent River near Burtonsville, Md.............................. 174 Potomac River basin...........'........................................ 176 Potomac River at Point of Rocks, Md................................ 176 Monocacy River near Frederick, Md. .............................. ~. 177 Rappahannock River basin............................................. 179 Rappahannock River near Fredericksburg, Va....................... 179 Miscellaneous measurements............................................... 180 Index.................................................................... 181 Appendix: Gaging stations and publications relating to water resources........ I ILLUSTRATIONS. Page. PLATE I. A, Price current meters; J5, Typical gaging station................. 10 II. Water-stage recorders: A, Stevens continuous; B, Gurley printing; C, Friez........................................................ 11 FrouRE 1. Rating curves for Connecticut River at Sunderland, Mass.......... 82 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC SLOPE DRAINAGE BASINS, 1918. AUTHORIZATION AND SCOPE OF WORK. This volume is one of a series of 14 reports presenting results of measurements of flow made on streams in the United States during the year ending September 30, 1918. The data presented in these reports were collected