Surface Water Supply of the United States 1960 Part 1 -A. North Atlantic Slope Basins, Maine to Connecticut Prepared under the direction of E. L. HENDRICKS, Chief, Surface Water Branch GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1701 Prepared in cooperation with the States of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont, and with other agencies UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1961 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STEWART L. UDALL, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Thomas B. Nolan, Director For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington 25, D.C. PREFACE This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in coopera­ tion with the States of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont, and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division, L. B. Leopold, chief, under the general direction of E. L. Hendricks, chief, Surface Water Branch, and F. J. Flynn, chief, Basic Records Section. The data were collected and computed under supervision of dis­ trict engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows: D. F. Dougherty............................................................. Albany, N. Y. G. S. Hayes................................................................. Augusta, Maine John Horton................................................................. Hartford, Conn. C. E. Knox................................................................... Boston, Mass, HI CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1960 OCTOBER 1959 NOVEMBER 1959 DECEMBER 1959 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 5 M T W T P S 123 1234567 12345 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 27 28 2° 30 31 JANUARY 1960 FEBRUARY 1960 S M T W T F S S M T W T P S 5 M T W T P S 1 2 123456 12345 3456789 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 20 21 23 23 24 25 26 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 27 28 2° 30 31 31 APRIL 1960 MAY 1960 JUNE 1960 S M T W T F S S M T W T P S S M T W T P S 1 2 1234567 1234 3456789 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 26 27 2° 29 30 JULY 1960 AUGUST 1960 SEPTEMBER 1960 S M T W T P S S M T W T P S S M T W T F S 1 2 123456 123 3456789 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 rv CONTENTS Scope of work......................................................................... l Cooperation.......................................................................... I Division of work..................................................................... 2 Definition of terms and abbreviation's................................................ 2 Downstream order and station numbers................................................. 3 Explanation of data.................................................................. 4 Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 7 Publications......................................................................... 8 Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 11 Hydrologic conditions................................................................ 11 Gaging-station records............................................................... 13 St. John River basin St. John River at Ninemile Bridge, Maine........................................... 13 St. John River at Dickey, Maine.................................................... 14 Allagash River near Allagash, Maine.............................................. 15 St. Francis River at outlet of Glazier Lake, near Connors, New Brunswick...'...... 16 Pish River near Fort Kent, Maine................................................. 17 St. John River below Fish River, at Port Kent, Maine............................... 18 Aroostook River near Masardis, Maine............................................. 19 Machlas River near Ashland, Maine.............................................. 20 Aroostook River at Washburn, Maine............................................... 21 Meduxnekeag River near Houlton, Maine...................:........................ 22 St. Croix River basin St. Croix River at Vanceboro, Maine................................................ 23 Grand Lake Stream at Grand Lake Stream, Maine.................................... 24 St. Croix River near Baileyville, Maine............................................ 25 Dennys Rj-ver basin Dennys River at Dennysville, Maine................................................. 26 Machlas River basin Machias River at Whitneyville, Maine............................................... 27 Narraguagus River basin Narraguagus River at Cherryfield, Maine............................................ 28 Union River basin West Branch Union River at Amherst, Maine.......................................... 29 Penobscot River basin Penobscot River: East Branch Penobscot River at Grindstone, Maine................................. 30 Penobscot River near Mattawamkeag, Maine........................................... 31 Mattawamkeag River near Mattawamkeag, Maine...................................... 32 Piscataquis River near Dover-Foxcroft, Maine..................................... 33 Sebec River at Sebec, Maine.................................................... 34 Pleasant River near Milo, Maine ................................................ 35 Piscataquis River at Medford, Maine.............................................. 36 Penobscot River at West Enfield, Maine ............................................. 37 Passadumkeag River at Lowell, Maine .............................................. 38 Kenduskeag Stream near Kenduskeag, Maine......................................... 39 Reservoirs in Penobscot River basin................................................ 40 Sheepscot River basin Sheepscot River at North Whitefield, Maine......................................... 41 Kennebec River basin Moose River (head of Kennebec River): Moosehead Lake at East Outlet, Maine ............................................... 42 Kennebec River at Moosehead, Maine................................................. 43 Kennebec River at The Forks, Maine................................................. 44 Dead River near Dead River, Maine................................................ 45 Dead River at The Porks, Maine................................................... 46 Austin Stream at Bingham, Maine.................................................. 47 Kennebec River at Bingham, Maine................................................... 48 Carrabassett River near North Anson, Maine....................................... 49 Sandy River near Mercer, Maine................................................... 50 Sebasticook River near Pittsfield, Maine......................................... 51 Cobbosseecontee Stream at Gardiner, Maine........................................ 52 Reservoirs in Kennebec River basin................................................. 55 Androscoggin River basin Androscoggin River: Umbagog Lake: Magalloway River: Diamond River near Wentworth Location, N. H.................................... 56 Androscoggin River at Errol, N. H.................................................. 57 Androscoggin River near Gorham, N. H............................................... 58 Androscoggin River at Rumford, Maine............................................... 59 Swift River near Roxbury, Maine .................................................. 60 Nezinscot River at Turner Center, Maine.......................................... 61 Little Androscoggin River near South Paris, Maine................................ 62 Little Androscoggin River near Auburn, Maine..................................... 63 Androscoggin River near Auburn, Maine .............................................. 64 Reservoirs in Androscoggin River basin............................................. 65 Royal River basin Royal River at Yarmouth, Maine..................................................... 66 Presumpscot giver basin Presumpscot River at outlet of Sebago Lake, Maine.................................. 67 V VI CONTENTS Gaging-statlon records Continued Saco River basin Page Saco River near Conway, N. H...........,......................'..................... 68 Ossipee River at Effingham Palls, N. H........................................... 69 Ossipee River at Cornish, Maine.................................................. 70 Saco River at Cornish, Maine....................................................... 71 Little Ossipee River near South Limington, Maine................................. 72 Mousam River basin Mousam River near West Kennebunk, Maine............................................ 73 Piscataqua River basin - , Salmon Falls River (head of Piscataqua River) near South Lebanon, Maine............ 74 Oyster River near Durham, N. H................................................... 75 Lamprey River near Newmarket, N. H............................................... 76 Merrimack