UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR RAY LYMAN WILBUE, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY W. C. MENDENHALL, Director Water-Supply Paper 711 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY of the UNITED STATES 1931 PART l NORTH ATLANTIC SLOPE DRAINAGE BASINS NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer B. L. BIGWOOD, J. J. DIRZULAITIS, A. W. HAREINGTON, O. W. HARTWEI.L A. H. HORTON, H. B. KINNISON, J. W. MANGAN, and M. R. STACKPOLE District Engineers Prepared in cooperation with the States of CONNECTICUT, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA VERMONT, VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA Geological Box 3106, Capito Oklahoma Chy, OV:? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1933 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. ------ Price 20 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 Gaging-station records_______________________________________ 13 St. John River JBasin______________________________ 13 St. John River at Fort Kent, Me____________._______ 13 Fish River near Port Kent, Me_________________________ 14 AToostook River at Washburn, Me___--___---___-___________ 15 St. Croix River Basin_______________________________________ 16 St. Croix River at Vaneeboro, Me_______________________ 16 St. Croix River near Baileyville, Me________________ ________ 17 Grand Lake Stream at Grand Lake Stream, Me______________ 18 Machias River Basin_______..______________ ____________________ 19 Machias River at Whitneyville, Me_________________________ 19 East Machias River near East Machias, Me_________________ 20 Union River Basin_________________.__________________________ 21 West Branch of Union River at Amherst, Me._______________ 21 Penobscot River Basin________________________________________ 22 West Branch of Penobscot River at Millinocket, Me_.____ ____ 22 West Branch of Penobscot River near Medway, Me._________ 23 Penobscot River at West Enfield, Me_________________ 24 East Branch of Penobscot River at Grindstone, Me___________ 25 Mattawamkeag River at Mattawamkeag, Me________________ 26 Piscataquis River near Foxcroft, Mer _______________________ 27 Piscataquis River at Medford, Me________ ________________ 28 Sebec River at Sebec, Me____________________________. _ _ 29 Pleasant River near Milo, Me __________________________'__ 30 Passadumkeag River at Lowell, Me_______---____----_-__-__ 31 Kennebec River Basin__________________________ ____________ ' 32 Moosehead Lake at east outlet, Me_________-______-_i____'__ 32 Kennebec River at Moosehead, Me_____-_--_______-_____l__ 33 Kennebec River at The Forks, Me________---------_-_---_-- 34 Kennebec River at Bingham, Me___________--___---_-______ 35 Kennebec River at Waterville, Me_________---_.------------ 36 Dead River at TheForks, Me_____________________ 39 Carrabassett River near North Anson, Me___ ________ ____ 40 Sandy River near Mercer, Me_____________________J_________ 41 Sebasticook River near Pittsfield, Me_____----__---____--___ 42 Cobbosseecontee Stream at Gardiner, Me-__---_----,------_. 43 in IV CONTENTS Gaging-station records Continued. Page Androscoggin River Basin_____________________________________ 44 Androscoggin River near Gorham, N. H_________--__________ 44 Androscoggin River at Rumford, Me___._____________________ 45 Androscoggin River near Auburn, Me_______________________ 46 Magalloway River at Aziscohos Dam, Me__-_ _---_-_-________ 47 Swift River near Roxbury, Me______.___._______..---_______ 48 Presumpscot River Basin______________._______.___________.__ 49 Presumpscot River at outlet of Sebago Lake, Me_____________ 49 Saco River Basin_____________________________________________ 50 Saco River near Conway, N. H-_______-_-___-__-_--_______ 50 Saco River at Cornish, Me----_-_-------------------_-----_ 51 Saco River at West Buxton, Me-__------------------_------ 52 Ossipee River at Cornish, Me__------------------------__ 53 . Salmon Falls River Basin-____________________________________ 54 Salmon Falls River near Lebanon, Me______-_-___-___---____ 54 Merrimack River Basin_-______-__----__-__--_--------__--__-_ 55 East Branch of Pemigewasset River near Lincoln, N. H____ . ___ 55 | Pemigewasset River at Plymouth, N. H____________________ 56 Merrimack River at Franklin Junction, N. H____-______--_-_ 57 Merrimack River at Manchester, N. H___________-_--__-__ 58 Merrimack River at Lawrence, Mass_______-__-_--.__-_____-_ 59 Bakers River near Rumney, N. H_________________-________ 60 Smith River near Bristol, N. H____ ___-____--__--______-___ 61 Contoocook River at Penacook, N. H_______________________ 62 Nubanusit Brook near Peterboro, N. H______.__. ___________ 63 North Branch of Contoocook River near Antrim, N. H___-____ 64 Blackwater River near Contoocook, N. H___________ ______ 65 Suncook River at North Chichester, N. H____-___________ 66 Souhegan River at Merrimack, N. H___________________-__-_ 67 South Branch of Nashua River at Clinton, Mass___________ 68 Sudbury River at Framingham Center, Mass_________________ 68 Lake Cochituate outlet at Cochituate, Mass_________________ 69 Ipswich River Basin___________._______---_--____- ____________ 70 Ipswich River near Ipswich, Mass-_______ .__._____-_______. 70 Charles River Basm._______________ __________________________ 71 Charles River at Waltham, Mass___________________________ 71 Taunton River Basin________________________________________ 72 Taunton River at State Farm, Mass____________ ____________ 72 Wading River near Norton, Mass____ _______________ ______ 74 Providence River Basin_____________--_--__- _______________ 75 Blackstone River at Worcester, Mass_______________________ 75 Blackstone River at Woonsocket, R. I_-__-__ _______ 76 Thames River Basin__________________________ _________ 77 Quinebaug River at Putnam, Conn___.______ _______ -____ 77 Quinebaug River at Jewett City, Conn_____ _ _ ___ 78 Shetucket River at South Windham, Conn____ _________ 79 Natchaug River at Willimantic, Conn.______________________ 80 Yantic River at Yantic, Conn____-__ _________ _______ 81 Connecticut River Basin._____________ _____________________ 82 Connecticut River at First Connecticut Lake, ne^r Pitts- burg, N. H_________________-____ ______---_-- _--_ 82 Connecticut River at North Stratford, N. H _____ 83 CONTENTS V Oaging-station records Continued. Connecticut River Basin Continued. Page Connecticut River at Waterford, Vt____._-___----_-------_-- 84 Connecticut River at South Newbury, Vt_---------__________ 85 Connecticut River at White River Junction, Vt--------------- 86 Connecticut River at Turners Falls, Mass.___________________ 87 Connecticut River at Montague City, Mass__________________ 88 Connecticut River at Sunderland, Mass._____________________ 89 Connecticut River at Thompsonville, Conn.-_____-_____-_-_-- 90 Passumpsic River at Passumpsic. Vt___________.--____--_-_-- 91 Moose River at St. Johnsbury, Vt______.______-___--.--___ 92 White River near Bethel, Vt_________________.____ 93 White River at West Hartford, Vt____ ______________ 94 Mascoma River at Mascoma, N. H_____---------_---------- 95 Ottauquechee River at North Hartland, Vt_____.-____-_--__- 96 Sugar River at West Claremont, N. H_---___-----_--------- 97 Black River at North Springfield, Vt____________------ 98 West River at Newfane, Vt____________________ __ 99 Ashuelot River near Gilsum, N. H_._________________________ 100 Ashuelot River at Hinsdale, N. H-__-----__-_----.-_-------- 101 Otter Brook near Keene, N. H_______.___-__.._- 102 South Branch of Ashuelot River at Webb, near Marlboro, N. F_. 103 Millers River near Winchendon, Mass.______________________ 104 Millers River at Erving, Mass___________--_----_-__-------- 105 Sip Pond Brook near Winchendon, Mass___._______----- ____ 106 Priest Brook near Winchendon, Mass._____-_____--_,---_-_- 107 East Branch of Tully River near Athol, Mass-_____________ 108 Moss Brook at Wendell Depot, Mass__________-___________ 109 Deerfield River at Charlemont, Mass_____--_------_------_-- 110 Ware River at Cold Brook, Mass______.________-___---_____ 111 Ware River at Gibbs Crossing, Mass__-__--_---_------------ 112 Chicopee River at Bircham Bend, Mass. _____.-_--__--_ ___._-- 113 Swift River at West Ware, Mass._____ .__-___-_-______--- 114 Quaboag River at West Brimfield, Mass._______:.______-_____ 115 Westfield River at Knightville, Mass_____-____--___-_----_-_ 116 Westfield River near Westfield, Mass____---_- __ -'___ 117 Middle Branch of Westfield River at Goss Heights, Mass..____ 118 Westfield Little River near Westfield, Mass. _ __ _ _ ________ 119 Scantic River at Broad Brook, Conn__________________----_- 120 Farmington River near New Boston, Mass.._________________" 121 Farmington River at Riverton, Conn_______________________ 122 Farmington River at Tariffville, Conn._____________.-__. 123 Hockanum River near East Hartford, Conn.__________________ 124 Salmon River near East Hampton, Conn._______t___'________ 125 Housatonic River Basin.____________________._.___ 126 Housatonic River near Great Barrington, Mass_______________ 126 Housatonic River at Falls Village, Conn.____________________ 127 Housatonic River at Stevenson,