Water-Supply and Irrigation Paper No. 124 Series P, Hydrographic Progress Reports, 25 7> -*? ?T't11 ./>. >«. 4 - ' ifepARTMEXT OF THE INTERIOR AS'^imW^S^5£6&ICAL SURVEY, 17. & Qti^VMtf^tiSKffl'Wt Mexico: REPORT PROGRESS OF STREAM MEASUREMENTS THE CALENDAR YEAR 1904 PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF F. H. NEWELL BY H. K. BARROWS and JOHN C. HOYT PART I. Atlantic Coast of New England Drainage WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1905 Wartw-Stpply and Irrigation Paper No. 124 Series P, Hydrographie Progress Reports, 19 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CHAELES D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR REPORT 10GRESS OF STREAM MEASUREMENTS THE CALENDAR YEAR 1904 PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF F. H. NEWELL H. K. BARROWS and JOHN C. HOYT PART I. Atlantic Coast of New England Drainage WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, 1905 CONTENTS. Letter of transmittal_....____......-.._.._._._.._.....____.__......-.----. 7 Introduction............................................................. 9 Cooperation and acknowledgments ........................................ ^ 18 St. John River drainage basin............................................. 20 Fish Eiver at Wallagrass, Me...................................... 21 Aroostook Eiver at Fort Fairfield, Me ............................. 23 St. Croix River drainage basin............................................. 26 St. Croix River at Spragues Falls, near Baring, Me.................. 27 Machias River drainage basin ............................................. 31 Machias River near Whitneyville, Me ... ^......................... 31 Penobscot River drainage basin ........................................... 34 Penobscot River at Millinocket, Me................................ 36 Penobscot River at West Enfield, Me.............................. 37 Penobscot River (East Branch) at Grindstone, Me.................. 40 Mattawamkeag River at Mattawamkeag, Me........................ 44 Piscataquis River near Foxcroft, Me............................... 47 Cold Stream at Enfield, Me........................................ 50 Phillips Lake and outlets in Dedham and Holden, Me .............. 52 Kennebec River drainage basin.............. 4 ................. v..._....... 55 Kennebec River at The Forks, Me................................. 56 Kennebec River near North Anson, Me............................ 59 Kennebec River at Waterville, Me................................. 62 Moose River near Rockwood, Me ................................... 64 Roach River at Roach River, Me.................................. 65 Dead River near The Forks, Me................................... 66 Carrabassett River at North Anson, Me............................ 67 Sandy River near Madison, Me.................................... 71 Messalonskee River at Waterville, Me ............................. 72 Cobbosseecontee River at Gardiner, Me............................ 73 Androscoggin River drainage basin ........................................ 74 Androscoggin River at Errol dam, N. H ........................... 75 Androscoggin River at Gorham, N. H ............................. 76 Androscoggin River at Shelburne, N. H............................ 76 Androscoggin River at Rumford Falls, Me ......................... 78 Androscoggin River near Dixfield, Me..--.--............-...-..... 78 Presumpscot River drainage basin ......................................... 80 Presumpscot River at outlet of Sebago Lake, Me.................... 80 Saco River drainage basin................................................. 81 Saco River near Center Con way, N. H ............................. 82 3 4 CONTENTS. Page. Merrimac River drainage basin............................................ 85 Merrimac River at Franklin Junction, N. H........................ 86 Merrirnac River at Garvins Falls, New Hampshire.................. 89 Merrimac River at Lawrence, Mass....-.......-...-..-.....--....- 89 Pemigewasset River at Plymouth, N. H............................ 93 Contoocook River at West Hopkinton, N. H ....................... 101 Suncook River at East Pembroke, N. H............................ 105 Sudbury River at Framingham and Lake Cochituate at Cochituate, Mass .......................................................... 105 Nashua River (South Branch) at Clinton, Mass..................... 1081 Blackstone River drainage b*asin........................................... 109 Blackstone River at Woonsocket, R. I............................. 109 Thames River drainage basin.............................................. Ill Shetucket River near Willimantic, Conn........................... 112 Connecticut River drainage basin.......................................... 113 Connecticut River near Orford, N. H .............................. 115 Connecticut River at Sunderland, Mass ............................ 120 Connecticut River at Hartford, Conn .............................. 121 Israel River (above South Branch) near Jefferson Highlands, N. H.. 123 Israel River (below South Branch) near Jefferson Highlands, N. H.. 125 Ammonoosuc River at Bretton Woods, N. H....................... 128 Zealand River near Twin Mountain, N. H..... _~_................... 131 Little River near Twin Mountain, N. H............................ 134 White River at Sharon, Vt........................................ 136 Ashuelot River at Winchester, N. H............................... 138 Deerfield River at Deerfield, Mass................................. 140 WTare River near Ware, Mass...................................... 142 Ware River at Gilbertville, Mass .................................. 143 Quabog River at West Warren, Mass .............................. 144 Swift River at West Ware, Mass................................... 144 Westfield River at Russell, Mass .................................. 145 Housatonic River drainage basin ........................................... 147 Housatonic River at Gaylordsville, Conn........................... 147 Index .......................^........................................... 153 ILLUSTRATIONS. Page. PLATE I. Map showing location of principal gaging stations in the United States....................................................... 10 II. Price current meters, with buzzers ............................... 12 FIG. 1. Cable station, showing section of the river, car, gage, etc............. 11 5 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, HYDROGRA?HIC BRANCH, Washington, D. C., March 16, 1905. SIR: I transmit herewith the manuscript of Part I of a series of twelve papers which compose the Report of Progress of Stream Meas­ urements for the Calendar Year 1904. Parts I ta VI of this report contain the results of the data collected in the territory east of Missis­ sippi River. Parts VII to XII are devoted to the data collected in the territory west of Mississippi River. The larger part of the original data for this report was collected under the direction of district hydrographer H. K. Barrows, who was assisted by S. K. Clapp, F. E. Pressey, and T. W. Norcross. The assembling of the data and its preparation for publication were done under the direction of John C. Hoyt, who has been assisted by R. H. Bolster, Robert Follansbee, Willis E. Hall, A. H. Horton, and H. D. Padgett. I request that this manuscript be published as one of the series of Water-Supply and Irrigation Papers. Very respectfully, F. H. NEWELL, Chief Engineer. Hon. CHARLES D. WALCOTT, Director United States Geological Survey. 7 PROGRESS REPORT OF STREAM MEASUREMENTS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1904. By H. K. BARROWS and JOHN C. HOYT. INTRODUCTION. The hydrographic work of the United States Geological Survey includes the collection of facts concerning and the study of conditions affecting the behavior of water from the time it reaches the earth as rain or snow until it joins the oceans or great navigable rivers. These investigations became a distinct feature of the work of the Survey in the fall of 1888, when an instruction camp was established at Embudo, N. Mex. Since that date the work has been continually and gradually extended as larger funds became available. The first distinctive appropriation for gaging streams was made by the act of August 18, 1894, which contained an item of $12,500, "for gaging the streams and determining the water supply of the United States, including the investigation of underground currents and artesian wells in the arid and semiarid sections." (Digest of Appropriations for 1895, p. 270.) Since that time a similar act has been passed each year and the appropriations have gradually increased, as shown in the following table: Annual appropriations for hydrographic surveys. Year ending June 30, 1895 .............................................. $12,500 Year ending June 30, 1896 .............................................. 20, 000 Year ending June 30, 1897 .............................................. 50, 000 Year ending June 30, 1898 ............................................... 50,000 Year ending June 30, 1899 .............................................. 50, 000 Year ending June 30, 1900 .............................................. 50, 000 Year ending June 30, 1901 .............................................. 100, 000 Year ending June 30, 1902 .............................................. 100,000 Year ending June 30, 1903 .............................................. 200, 000 Year ending June 30, 1904 .............................................. 200,000 Year ending June 30, 1905 .............................................