PISCATAQUA RIVER BASIN

                                   01072800 COCHECO RIVER NEAR ROCHESTER, NH

LOCATION.--Lat 43°16'26", long 70°58'27", Strafford County, Hydrologic Unit 01060003, on right bank, directly behind 
    Rochester Country Club, 0.6 mi south by southeast of Gonic, 2.5 mi south of Rochester City Hall, approximately 
    3.3 mi upstream from mouth of Isinglass River, and approximately 12.6 mi above mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.-- 85.7 mi² (Revised).
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Discharge records: March 1995 to current year.  Published as "at Rochester" prior to October 1996.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest stage gage.  Elevation of gage is 125 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are fair.  Some regulation by small hydro 
    plants, Sunrise and Baxter Lakes, City Dam No. 1, and the Rochester Reservoirs.  Low flows diverted from Berrys 
    River (tributary to Isinglass River) to Rochester Reservoir (head of Howard Brook) then into the Rochester City 
    water supply system.  Unknown amount of diverted flow enters the Cocheco River Basin above the gage.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum discharge, 3090 ft³/s, October 22, gage height, 14.82 ft; minimum daily discharge, 
    9.9 ft³/s, October 6, and August 10 and 11.

                      DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1996 TO SEPTEMBER 1997

                                                  DAILY MEAN VALUES
 
 DAY       OCT      NOV      DEC      JAN      FEB      MAR      APR      MAY      JUN      JUL      AUG      SEP
 
   1      16        165      176     e240     e115      343      579      283       60       13     14        e28
   2      14        145      618     e215      112      276      433      233       60       11     14        e25
   3      13        130     1060      210      100      343      393      207       57       16     13        e21
   4      10        119      543      194       99      269      415      249       55       75     13         18
   5      10        114      391      197      117      209      503      222       52       48     12         15
 
   6       9.9      112      307      251     e125      288      517      192       48       34     11         14
   7      10        111      260      232     e110      311      519      195       45       28     10         14
   8      11        125      284      180      e95      211      561      170       42       23     10         20
   9      32        156      366     e170      e90     e175      473      156       40       78     10         17
  10      38        243      320      156      e85     e150      338      175       36      117      9.9       15
 
  11      38        207      256     e145      e80     e135      261      192       32       65      9.9       16
  12      30        162      233     e135      e75     e120      219      168       30       44     13         59
  13      28        138      323     e125      e70     e110      316      148       31       33     16         73
  14      26        128      347     e115       96     e115      385      144       30       29     26         65
  15      20       e110      316     e105       99     e135      303      129       29      282     17         47
 
  16      18        e98      303     e115      e80     e135      242      156       26      381     15         36
  17      18        e96      409     e155      e80      119      220      179       23      186     14         30
  18      16         95      953     e140      e80      108      511      147       25      114     12         27
  19      19         97      765     e135       92      102     2240      130       38       83     11         23
  20     104        102      745     e145      139     e100     1640      183       49       62     10         21
 
  21    1640        100      588     e130      154      108      823      188       38       50     12         19
  22    2730         92      412     e125      316      119      568      145       30       45     38         15
  23    1390         86      335     e125      476      107      443      121       26       38     36         15
  24     669         82      298      151     e380      e95      375      106       23       33     29         15
  25     507         79     e340      169     e235      e90      313      101       21       31     22         15
 
  26     375        153     e330      180     e175      216      271      102       20       27     19         12
  27     271        333     e310     e160      213      382      229       92       18       25     17         13
  28     229        233     e300      159      358      364      265       82       15       24     22         13
  29     215        161     e280     e140      ---      455      482       73       14       21     24         16
  30     185        135     e270     e130      ---      581      397       66       14       17     32         18
  31     182        ---     e250     e125      ---      766      ---       62      ---       16     33        ---
 
 TOTAL  8873.9     4107    12688     4954     4246     7037    15234     4796     1027     2049    544.8      735
 MEAN      286      137      409      160      152      227      508      155     34.2     66.1     17.6     24.5
 MAX      2730      333     1060      251      476      766     2240      283       60      381       38       73
 MIN       9.9       79      176      105       70       90      219       62       14       11      9.9       12
 
 STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1995 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
 
 MEAN      189      233      254      259      225      236      360      165     45.4     79.5     17.1     14.1
 MAX       286      329      409      359      295      253      508      268     63.7      161     24.7     24.5
 (WY)     1997     1996     1997     1996     1996     1995     1997     1996     1996     1996     1996     1997
 MIN      91.9      137     98.5      160      152      227      129     71.9     34.2     11.6     9.07     4.85
 (WY)     1996     1997     1996     1997     1997     1996     1995     1995     1997     1995     1995     1995
 
 SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1997 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1995 - 1997
 
 ANNUAL TOTAL                       82050.3                    66291.7                                           
 ANNUAL MEAN                          224                        182                        189                  
 HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                        197              1996
 LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                         182              1997
 HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                  2730     Oct 22            2730     Oct 22            2730       Oct 22 1996
 LOWEST DAILY MEAN                      9.4   Sep 12             a 9.9   Oct  6               2.2     Sep  4 1995
 ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM              10     Sep  6              10     Aug  5               2.5     Sep  1 1995
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                        3090     Oct 22            3090       Oct 22 1996
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                         14.82  Oct 22              14.82    Oct 22 1996
 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   501                        387                        377                  
 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                   130                        112                         93                  
 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                    15                         15                         11                  
 
   a  Also occurred on August 10, 11.
   e  Estimated.

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