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Third Herring Brook : River St, Norwell
    Drainage area: 9.6 square miles
    Weather Station: Old Oaken Bucket Pond, Scituate, MA
    Description: This site was established in 2008 to collect baseline stream flow information.

Discharge Chart(s)
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Discharge chart for Third Herring Brook, River St, Norwell 6/1/2010 thru 9/1/2010 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:   08/18/2008 - 09/01/2010

Depth Chart
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Depth chart for Third Herring Brook, River St, Norwell6/1/2010 thru 9/1/2010 River Instream Flow Stewards (RIFLS) Chart www.rifls.org, MA Riverways Program, www.massriverways.org
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Period of Record:   08/18/2008 - 09/01/2010

Flow Measurement Data
Stage/Depth (feet) Discharge (cubic feet per second) Measurement Date
1.87  33.99  08/18/2008 
1.85  29.76  08/18/2008 
1.11  2.65  08/26/2008 
0.94  1.2  09/05/2008 
1.09  2.52  09/24/2008 
2.54  60.14  03/10/2009 


Maps & Photographs

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Photo by Bill Grafton: 8/29/2009 10:10:00 AM

Photo by Bill Grafton
8/29/2009 10:10:00 AM

 Photo by Bill Grafton: 8/19/2009 10:00:00 AM

Photo by Bill Grafton
8/19/2009 10:00:00 AM

 Close up of gauge: 12/12/2008 3:20:00 AM

Close up of gauge
12/12/2008 3:20:00 AM

 Looking downstream from River St. at gauge, banks overtopped: 12/12/2008 3:20:00 AM

Looking downstream from River St. at gauge, banks overtopped
12/12/2008 3:20:00 AM
Wider view of gauge: 11/17/2008 12:50:00 PM

Wider view of gauge
11/17/2008 12:50:00 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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