First Herring Brook : Old Forge Rd, Scituate
Drainage area: 2.86 square miles
Weather Station: Old Oaken Bucket Pond, Scituate, MA
Group: First Herring Brook Watershed Initiative
Description: This site was established in 2003 to assess impact of reservoirs on streamflow. This site is located upstream of both Tack Factory Pond and Old Oaken Bucket Pond, but downstream of a town well field.
Discharge Chart(s)
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Note: Some extreme high or low flows may not plot with correct discharge values; if the staff gage is not calibrated for high or low water depths, the highest or lowest discharge within the range of calibration will be reported. To determine the range of stage heights that are calibrated, please consult the rating table.
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Depth Chart
| Stage/Depth (feet) |
Discharge (cubic feet per second) |
Measurement Date |
| 0.46 |
0.11 |
08/05/2008 |
| 0.78 |
0.57 |
10/24/2008 |
| 1.23 |
10.56 |
05/08/2009 |
| 0.34 |
0.06 |
10/01/2003 |
| 0.99 |
3.2 |
11/07/2003 |
| 0.88 |
3.7 |
03/12/2004 |
| 1.52 |
21.4 |
04/05/2004 |
| 1.51 |
19.3 |
04/15/2004 |
| 0.36 |
0.35 |
07/01/2004 |
| 0.3 |
0.14 |
08/04/2004 |
| 0.89 |
4.5 |
08/17/2004 |
| 0.4 |
0.34 |
09/01/2004 |
| 1.12 |
8.4 |
05/10/2005 |
| 0.49 |
0.7 |
06/28/2005 |
| 1.47 |
17.4 |
10/28/2005 |
| 0.75 |
1.3 |
10/06/2006 |
| 0.97 |
2.82 |
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Maps & Photographs
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 Aerial photo
8/4/2006 9:30:00 AM |
 Road map
8/4/2006 9:30:00 AM |
 Topographic map
8/4/2006 9:30:00 AM |
 Stage height 1.05.
4/12/2010 3:45:00 PM |
 Stage height 1.05.
4/12/2010 1:05:00 AM |
 Major rain event. Stage height at 3.20!
3/30/2010 3:30:00 PM |
 2nd of 3 photos of stream in major rain event. Stage height 3.20.
3/30/2010 3:30:00 PM |
 Major rain event. Stage height 3.20, near top of gage.
3/30/2010 3:30:00 PM |
 First Herring Brook at Old Forge Rd. Rain within past 48 hrs, light rain within hour of photo.
11/2/2009 4:15:00 PM |
 Gage height is 0.92. Dry past 24 hrs+.
7/13/2009 3:30:00 PM |
 Old Forge Rd gage 6/8/09 at 0.70 stage height.
6/8/2009 |
 Old Forge Rd gage. Boards now removed.
5/11/2009 |
 Old forge rd gage 5/4/09. Boards in water may affect reading?
5/4/2009 |
 Old Forge Rd. Gage height = 1.14
3/16/2009 4:55:00 PM |
 Old Forge Rd at 1.14 gage height. Looking upstream of gage.
3/16/2009 4:55:00 PM |
 Old Forge Rd at 1.14 gage height. Looking downstream of gage.
3/16/2009 4:55:00 PM |
 Old Forge Rd 3/1/08 with ice dam. No reading taken this date.
3/1/2008 11:20:00 AM |
 First Herring Brook at Old Forge Road in dry condition -- no flow at all in stream bed.
8/9/2007 |
 Second photo of First Herring Brook at Old Forge Rd. in dry condition. Stream bed has no flow.
8/9/2007 |
 arbib.JPG "Staff gauge: 1/2/2006") Staff gauge
1/2/2006 |
 arbib.JPG "Staff gauge in winter.: 12/19/2005") Staff gauge in winter.
12/19/2005 |
 High flow after October rainstorms.
10/28/2005 10:00:00 AM |
 Overbank flow at staff gauge.
10/17/2005 |
 arbib.JPG "Staff gauge.: 9/26/2005") Staff gauge.
9/26/2005 |
 arbib.JPG "No flow.: 9/12/2005") No flow.
9/12/2005 |
 arbib.JPG "No flow: 9/12/2005") No flow
9/12/2005 |
 arbib.JPG "No flow upstream.: 9/12/2005") No flow upstream.
9/12/2005 |
 Staff gauge.
9/5/2005 |
 dry stream bed
8/31/2005 |
 flowing side channel
4/4/2004 |
For comments, suggestions, or new observations please contact: Margaret Kearns, Watershed Ecologist at
Margaret.Kearns@state.ma.us
This project is funded in part by the Massachusetts Environmental Trust.
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 arbib.JPG "Staff gauge: 1/2/2006")
 arbib.JPG "Staff gauge in winter.: 12/19/2005")
 arbib.JPG "Staff gauge.: 9/26/2005")
 arbib.JPG "No flow.: 9/12/2005")
 arbib.JPG "No flow: 9/12/2005")
 arbib.JPG "No flow upstream.: 9/12/2005")
