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 01181000 WEST BRANCH WESTFIELD RIVER AT HUNTINGTON, MA


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 94.0 sq.mi.                            Datum is 388.60 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 01080206 at Latitude: 42:14:14N  Longitude: 072:53:46W
Station is in the state of MA (county code 015) and serviced by the MA office.
Channel slope is 54.90 feet/mile
Stream length is 21.00 miles
Mean basin elevation is 1420.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 1.07%     Lakes: 0.52%        Forests: 86.00%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is 4.00 inches
Annual precipitation is 47.50 inches
Precipitation intensity is 3.20 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 11.00 degrees Fahrenheit
Comments and qualifications on the data:
   Starting in water year 1986, shifts in rating have been reflected in poor record.


Daily and longer averages for 50 water years are acceptable (some whole years and all partial years are excluded).
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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