7812

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7812
• Author: Many
• Title: Rivers, Studies in the Science, Environmental Policy, and Law of Instream Flow
• USFW Year: 1990
• USFW - Doc Type: Rivers
• Copyright Material: YES

TABLE 1
USFWS and flow duration median August flow and cfsm values for 48 New England stream
gages selected by USFWS

iver name
Period
of
record,
(years)

Drainage
area'
(sq. mi) Discharge/unit

area (cfsm)
Flow Percent
USFWS° duration deviation
Maine Allagash 52 1,229.0 0.65 0.59 9.62
Fish 81 873.0 0.48 0.49 -2.38
St. John 57 5,665.0 0.63 0.59 5.57
Meduxnekeag 42 175.0 0.28 0.21 23.27
Machias 72 457.0 0.62 0.57 8.10
Narraguagus 36 227.0 0.39 0.38 1.73
West Branch Union 70 148.0 0.23 0.24 -3.11
Mattawamkeag 49 1,418.0 0.29 0.27 8.56
Passadumkeag 64 299.0 0.58 0.56 3.70
Sandy 51 514.0 0.34 0.29 15.31
Swift 54 96.9 0.40 0.29 27.24
Nezinscot 42 169.0 0.30 0.29 4.54
Lower Androscoggin 70 73.5 0.28 0.23 16.13
Canada/NH Halls Stream 21 85.0 0.79 0.42 46.84
CT/NY Salmon 55 100.0 0.33 0.23 29.70
Ten Mile 53 203.0 0.29 015 12.35
Vermont East Branch Passumpsic 41 53.8 0.94 0.78 16.75
Moose 38 75.2 0.47 0.39 17.95
White 70 690.0 0.35 0.33 5.18
Williams 45 103.0 0.24 0.21 13.03
Batten Kill 55 152.0 0.78 0.68 12.28
Walloomsac 54 111.0 0.72 0.63 12.29
Otter Creek 82 628.0 0.54 0.50 6.52
North Branch Winooski 51 69.2 0.37 0.25 32.04
Dog 50 76.1 0.28 0.26 7.08
Mad 56 129.0 0.43 0.33 23.04
Lamoille 75 310.0 0.65 0.57 12.66
Missisquoi 70 479.0 0.54 0.38 30.41
Black 33 122.0 0.65 0.45 30.39
MA/RI Millers 68 81.8 0.47 0.39 18.07
North 44 89.0 0.38 0.29 22.53
Mill 45 54.0 0.43 0.34 21.19
West Branch Westfield 48 94.0 031 0.24 24.16
West Branch Farmington 71 91.7 0.82 0.56 32.31
Housatonic 71 282.0 0.64 0.59 8.02
Hoosic 45 126.0 0.69 0.63 833
Wood 43 72.4 0.66 0.62 5.62
New Hampshire Diamond 43 152.0 0.64 0.50 21.88
Saco 80 385.0 0.65 0.58 11.29
Pemigewasset 39 193.0 0.79 0.64 18.67
Baker 49 143.0 0.31 0.28 9.99
Smith 67 85.8 0.30 0.24 20.36
Contoocook 33 68.1 0.37 0.32 12.69
Warner 39 146.0 0.21 0.17 20.74
Blackwater 67 129.0 0.34 0.33 3.78
South Branch Piscataquog 39 104.0 0.21 0.16 23.08
Ammonoosuc 45 87.6 0.75 0.66 11.42
Mascoma 40 80.5 0.23 0.21 10.34
° Period of record used in flow duration analysis only.
' Based on. USGS drainage area calculations current as of 1984.
,From USFWS 1981.
B. H. Kulik 11 'Z