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Barrows Brook : Crop Circle Cranberry, Plympton
    Drainage area: 0.32 square miles
    Weather Station: Pembroke, MA
    Group: Crop Circle Cranberry
    Description: Site established in 2008 to monitor and manage stream flow downstream of cranberry bogs

Discharge Chart(s)
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Discharge chart for Barrows Brook, Crop Circle Cranberry, Plympton 9/3/2009 thru 12/3/2009 River Instream Flow Stewards (RIFLS) Chart www.rifls.org, MA Riverways Program, www.massriverways.org
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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Period of Record:   07/08/2008 - 12/03/2009

Depth Chart
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Depth chart for Barrows Brook, Crop Circle Cranberry, Plympton9/3/2009 thru 12/3/2009 River Instream Flow Stewards (RIFLS) Chart www.rifls.org, MA Riverways Program, www.massriverways.org
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Period of Record:   07/08/2008 - 12/03/2009

Flow Measurement Data
Stage/Depth (feet) Discharge (cubic feet per second) Measurement Date
0.64  0.07  07/08/2008 
0.96  1.2  02/11/2009 
1  1.42  02/19/2009 
1.14  2.8  03/31/2009 
0.9  0.92  10/16/2009 
1.43  5.16  12/03/2009 
0.64  0.07  07/08/2008 


Maps & Photographs

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MassGIS 2005 orthophotograph with watershed boundaries (USGS Streamstats): 7/9/2008 12:00:00 PM

MassGIS 2005 orthophotograph with watershed boundaries (USGS Streamstats)
7/9/2008 12:00:00 PM

 USGS topographic map (courtesy of MassGIS): 7/9/2008 12:00:00 PM

USGS topographic map (courtesy of MassGIS)
7/9/2008 12:00:00 PM

 Wetlands (Barrows Brook) alongside cranberry bogs: 7/8/2008 12:00:00 PM

Wetlands (Barrows Brook) alongside cranberry bogs
7/8/2008 12:00:00 PM

 Staff gage after installation by Riverways: 7/8/2008 12:00:00 PM

Staff gage after installation by Riverways
7/8/2008 12:00:00 PM
Downstream view from staff gage: 7/8/2008 12:00:00 PM

Downstream view from staff gage
7/8/2008 12:00:00 PM

 Upstream view from staff gage: 7/8/2008 12:00:00 PM

Upstream view from staff gage
7/8/2008 12:00:00 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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