PLEASE DO NOT DESTROY! OR THROWAWAY THIS PUBLICATION, if you bm» no further use for it, write to the Geological Surrey at Washington and ask for a frank to return it UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SURFACE WATER SUPPLY of the UNITED STATES 1926 PART I NORTH ATLANTIC SLOPE DRAINAGE BASINS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 621 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BAY LYMAN WILBUR, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Director Water-Supply Paper 621 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY of the UNITED STATES 1926 PART I NORTH ATLANTIC SLOPE DRAINAGE BASINS NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer H. B. KINNISON, A. W. HARRINGTON, O. W. HARTWELL A. H. HORTON, andJ. J. DIRZULAITIS District Engineers Prepared in cooperation with the States of MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW YORK NEW JERSEY, MARYLAND, and VIRGINIA Geological Survey, Box3l06,Cap Oklahoma CAY, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1930 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. ----- Price 30 cents CONTENTS Page Authorization and scope of work____ _____________________________ 1 Definition of terms______________- _ __________ ___________ 2 Explanation of data___-____________-_-_--_------_-______-_-_____-- 2 Accuracy of field data and computed results._________________________ 4 Publications________ _________________-'---_-----_--____--________-_ 5 Cooperation. _____________________________________________________ 10 Division of work__________________________________________________ 11 Oaging-station records ______________________________________ 12 St. John River Basin______________-___-__--_-_________________ 12 St. John River at Van Buren, Me----------___--_-______-__ 12 St. Croix River Basin__________________________________ 13 St. Croix River near Baileyville, Me_____________________ 13 Penobscot River Basin____ ______________L_____________ 15 West Branch of Penobscot River at Millinocket, Me_________ 15 West Branch of Penobscot River near Medway, Me__________ 16 Penobscot River at West Enfield, Me_ ______________ 18 East Branch of Penobscot River at Grindstone, Me.__________ 19 Mattawamkeag River at Mattawamkeag, Me______________ 21 Piscataquis River near Foxcroft, Me_____________________ 23 Piscataquis River at Medford, Me__________________ 24 Sebec River at Sebec, Me---_--------_------_-___-_________ 26 Pleasant River at Milo, Me_____________________ 28 Passadumkeag River at Lowell, Me________________________ 29 Kennebee River Basin______________________________________ 31 Moosehead Lake at east outlet, Me__________________ 31 Kennebec River at Moosehead, Me___ _______________ 32 Kennebec River at The Forks, Me__________________ 34 Kennebec River at Waterville, Me____________________ 35 Dead River at The Forks, Me_____________________ 37 Carrabasset River near North Anson, Me_______________ 38 Cobbosseecontee Stream at Gardiaer, Me_____________ 40 Androscoggin River Basin________________________ 41 Androscoggin River at Rumford, Me.___________________ 41 Magalloway River at Aziscohos Dam, Me________________ 43 Presumpscot River Basin____ _______________________ 43 Presumpscot River at outlet of Sebago Lake, Me__________ 43 Saco River Basin_____________________________ 45 Saco River at Cornish, Me.______________________________ 45 Saco River at West Buxton, Me.____________________ 47 t Ossipee River at Cornish, Me__ ___________________ 48 Merrimack River Basin.__________________________________ 50 Pemigewasset River at Plymouth, N. H ______________ 50 Merrimack River at Franklin Junction, N. H________ 51 Merrimack River at Manchester, N. H_________________ 53 Merrimack River at Lawrence, Mass____________________ 54 Smith River near Bristol, N. H _____________ 56 North Branch of Contoocook River near Antrim, N. H________ 57 Nubanusit Brook near Peterboro, N. H_______________ 59 in IV CONTENTS Gaging-station records Continued. Merrimack River Basin Continued. Page Suncook River at North Chichester, N. H___________________ 60 Souhegan River at Merrimack, N. H__________________ 62 South Branch of Nashua River Basin near Clinton, Mass______ 63 Sudbury River and Lake Cochituate Basins near Ftamingham and Cochituate, Mass______-__-_______-______________ 64 Providence River Basin. _______________________________________ 66 Blackstone River at Worcester, Mass. _______________________ 66 Thames River Basin___________________________________________ 67 Quinebaug River at Jewett City, Conn_______---_-_____ 67 Connecticut River Basin____________.________________________ 69 Second Connecticut Lake near Pittsburg, N.H_-_--_- __ 69 First Connecticut Lake near Pittsburg, N. H________-____ 70 Connecticut River at First Connecticut Lake, near Pittsburg, N. H-____.________________________________.___________ 71 Connecticut River at South Newbury, Vt__________-_-_____ 73 Connecticut River at White River Junction, Vt_____________ 74 Connecticut River at Sunderland, Mass______________ ___ 76 White River at West Hartford, Vt________.___._--_.___ 78 Mascoma River at Mascoma, N. H_________,_____---_-_.___ 80 Ashuelot River near Gilsum, N. H________________-_________ 81 Ashuelot River at Hinsdale, N. H________________________ 83 Otter Brook near Keene, N. H_______ ____-__ ___ _ 84 South Branch of Ashuelot River at Webb, near Marlboro, N. H__ 86 Millers River near Winchendon, Mass._________________ _-.^ 88 Millers River at Erving, Mass___--___-_-----_-_---_-------- 89 Sip Pond Brook near Winchendon, Mass_____________________ 91 Priest Brook near Winchendon, Mass-_-------__---__-------- 92 East Branch of Tully River near Athol, Mass______ ______ 94 Moss Brook at Wendell Depot, Mass_______ _________ 95 Deerfield River at Charlemont, Mass__________ __ ______ 97 Ware River at Gibbs Crossing, Mass___-___ _______________ 99 Swift River at West Ware, Mass_________________ 100 Quaboag River at West Brimfield, Mass___ ____ ________ 102 Westfield River at KnightviUe, Mass__ _ 103 Westfield River near Westfield, Mass__ _ 105 Middle Branch of Westfield River at Goss Heights, Mass-- _ 107 Farmington River near New Boston, Mass____ _-_ 108 Housatonic River Basin_________________ ________ _ _____ 110 Housatonic River near Great Barrington, Mass____- ____ 110 Housatonic River at Falls Village, Conn___ _ _ 111 Hudson River Basin__________ ______ _______ _ 113 Hudson River near Newcomb, N. Y_______ ________ 113 Hudson River at Gooley, near Indian Lake, N. Y__ 115 Hudson River at North Creek, N. Y___ 117 Hudson River at Hadley, N. Y_ _ 118 Hudson River at Mechanicville, N. Y____ __ 120 Indian Lake Reservoir near Indian Lake, N. Y___ __ 122 Indian River near Indian Lake, N. Y _______ ____ 123 North Creek at North Creek, N. Y_____ 125 Schroon River at Riverbank, N. Y_ 127 Sacandaga River near Hope, N. Y_______________--_- _____ 129 Sacandaga River at Hadley, N. Y ________________________ 131 Batten Kill at Battenville, N. Y___. _-_ 132 CONTENTS v Gaging-station records Continued. Hudson River Basin Continued. Page Hoosic River near Eagle Bridge, N. Y__ _- _________ 134 Mohawk River at Vischer Ferry Dam, N. Y ___ 136 Mohawk River at Cohoes, N. Y___ 137 West Canada Creek at Hinckley, N. Y___-_--__ ___ 141 West Canada Creek at Kast Bridge, N. Y__ 142 Ninemile feeder near Holland Patent, N. Y_ __ _ 144 Fox Creek at West Berne, N. Y___________ _ 145 Poesten Kill near Troy, N. Y_ ___ _ 147" Wailkill River at Pellets Island Mountain, N. Y______ 149 Wallkill River at Gardiner, N. Y__._______ __ _ 150 Shawangunk Kill at Pine Bush, N. Y_____________ 152 Hackensack River Basin__________________________ _______-_-- 153 Hackensack River at New Milford, N. J __ 153 Passaic River Basin___-___-__-_____----_-_-__ _______ 155 Passaic River near Millington, N. J____-_________________ 155 Passaic River at Paterson, N. J_ ____. ___ __ 157 Rockaway River at Boonton, N. J______ __ ______________ 158 Whippany River at Morristown, N. J_________________ 160 Ramapo River near Mahwah, N. J___ ___________________ 161 Ramapo River at Pompton Lakes, N. J__________________ 163 Greenwood Lake at The Glens, N. J_________________ 164 Wanaque River at Greenwood Lake, N. J_____________ 165 Wanaque River at Wanaque, N. J___ ______________'__ 167 Pequannock River at Macopin intake dam, N. J_________ 168 Saddle River at Lodi, N. J_______: ______________ 170 Elizabeth River Basin.___________________________ 172 Elizabeth River at Elizabeth, N. J_________________ 172 Rahway River Basin______ ______________________________ 174 Rahway River at Rahway, N. J______.._________________ 174 Raritan River Basin_______________________________ 175 South Branch of Raritan River near High Bridge, N. J________ 175 South Branch of Raritan River at Stanton, N. J_.____________ 177 Raritan River at Manville, N. J__________________ 179 North Branch of Raritan River near Far Hills, N. J_________ 181 North Branch of Raritan River at Milltown, N. J_________ 182 Black River near Pottersville, N. J____________________ 184 Millstone River at Blackwells Mills, N. J______________ 186 Green Brook at Boundbrook, N. J______________________ 187 Lawrence Brook at Patricks Corner, N. J__________________ 189 Navesink River Basin_______________________________ 191 Swimming River near Red Bank, N. J___________________ 191 Absecon Creek Basin___________________________________ 193 Absecon Creek at Absecon, N. J_.__________________ 193 Great Egg River Basin________________________________ 195 Great Egg River at Folsom, N. J________ _____ ____ 195 Delaware River Basin.._ _______________________ 197 East Branch of Delaware River