Jones River Brook : Lake St - Harrub's Corner, Plympton
Drainage area: 4.18 square miles
Weather Station: Pembroke, MA
Group: Jones River Watershed Association
Description: This site was established in 2003 to monitor depletion of stream flow in the Jones River due to the management of water supply for the City of Brockton from Silver Lake, just upstream.
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 |
| 1.68 |
8.91 |
05/05/2008 |
| 2.14 |
19.58 |
04/24/2009 |
| 1.92 |
8.5 |
08/20/2003 |
| 1.18 |
1.4 |
08/29/2003 |
| 1.06 |
1.8 |
10/10/2003 |
| 2.24 |
20.3 |
10/31/2003 |
| 1.85 |
8.7 |
04/09/2004 |
| 2.02 |
16.9 |
05/10/2005 |
| 0.56 |
0.6 |
08/24/2005 |
| 2.05 |
11.4 |
11/17/2005 |
| 1.19 |
4 |
06/01/2006 |
| 0.78 |
1.68 |
08/08/2006 |
| 1.83 |
11.9 |
10/31/2006 |
| 2.17 |
27.41 |
07/31/2007 |
Maps & Photographs
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 The gauge at Harrub's corner
7/12/2008 8:15:00 AM |
 Exposed stream bed at Harrub's Corner
7/12/2008 8:15:00 AM |
 Gauge at Harrub's Corner after heavy rain. This is a "normal" high water event.
5/14/2006 9:30:00 AM |
 Flooding fifty feet upstream from the gauge, but below the bridge at Route 106. Such flooding occurs annually. (The bridge may mitigate it somewhat). That would explain why the fresh meadow beyond has just a few Atlantic white cedar on its Western edge, and some encroaching woody plants in what appears to have once been grass floodplain.
5/14/2006 9:30:00 AM |
 Caltha palustris in bloom
4/30/2006 3:00:00 PM |
 The gauge at Harrub's Corner
4/30/2006 3:00:00 PM |
 The gauge at Harrub's Corner
4/15/2006 8:20:00 AM |
 This Caltha palustris downstream from the gauge has evaded hungry deer for years because it is usually submerged through the period when it flowers (Marsh marigold has beautiful yellow flowers, and this plant's leaves and flowers float on the surface of the water). This is the first time since I discovered this specimen in 1998 that I have seen where the stems meet the soil. It is usually not this dry so early in the season. Later in the summer when the brook subsides, the undergrowth becomes too thick to see this plant any longer.
4/15/2006 8:20:00 AM |
 The gauge at Harrub's Corner, at Lake Street and Route 106 (County Road) in Plympton, MA
4/6/2006 12:35:00 PM |
 The gauge at Harrubs corner in context.
4/6/2006 12:35:00 PM |
 Harrub's corner gauge: the view upstream.
4/6/2006 12:35:00 PM |
 Harrubs corner downstream from the gauge a few feet. Gauge is out of the frame at right.
4/6/2006 12:35:00 PM |
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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