HCDN: Streamflow Data Set, 1874 - 1988
By J.R. Slack, Alan M. Lumb, and Jurate Maciunas Landwehr
USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4076


Station 01023000 WEST BRANCH UNION RIVER AT AMHERST, ME


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 148 sq.mi.                             Datum is 160.00 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 01050002 at Latitude: 44:50:25N  Longitude: 068:22:22W
Station is in the state of ME (county code 009) and serviced by the ME office.
Channel slope is 7.77 feet/mile
Stream length is 31.80 miles
Mean basin elevation is 440.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 21.44%    Lakes: 3.14%        Forests: 93.30%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is 3.90 inches
Annual precipitation is 41.33 inches
Precipitation intensity is 2.80 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 9.00 degrees Fahrenheit

Daily and longer averages for 60 water years are acceptable (all years except partial years).
A water year with acceptable data is indicated by an asterisk in the time line, which spans 1874 through 1988.

                                                   Water year
1     1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1       1
8     8         8         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9       9
7     8         9         0         1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8       8
4-----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5--8
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The streamflow data Daily values, monthly mean values, and yearly mean values of streamflow data are available in tablular form. Select the desired option from the list below.

The data tables do not have column heading for ease of reading into statistical programs. For a detailed description of the format of the data tables, select the corresponding file from the list below.

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