MERRIMACK RIVER BASIN

                    01092000 MERRIMACK RIVER NEAR GOFFS FALLS, BELOW MANCHESTER, NH

LOCATION.--Lat 42°56'54", long 71°27'52", Hillsborough County, Hydrologic Unit 01070002, on right bank, 600 ft upstream 
    from bridge on Interstate Highway 293, 0.8 mi downstream from Bowman Brook, 1.3 mi north of Goffs Falls, and 2.3 mi 
    downstream from Piscataquog River.
DRAINAGE AREA.--3,092 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Discharge records:  October 1936 to current year.  October 1936 monthly discharge only, 
    published in WSP 1301. 
    Water-quality records:  Water years 1952-53, 1957, 1971.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1231:  1937.  WSP 1271:  1937(M, m).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder.  Datum of gage is 109.27 ft above sea level.
REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are fair.  Flow regulated by powerplants, by 
    Franklin Falls Reservoir since 1942, and by Squam, Newfound, Winnipesaukee, Winnisquam, and other lakes and 
    reservoirs upstream (Reservoirs in Merrimack River basin). 
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge since at least 1722, 150,000 ft³/s, March 20, 1936, gage height, 
    35.19 ft, from floodmarks, from rating curve extended above 48,000 ft³/s on basis of computation of flow over dam 
    at gage heights 25.87 ft and 35.19 ft.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum discharge, 33,900 ft³/s, October 22, gage height, 11.46 ft; minimum daily 
    discharge, 889 ft³/s, August 8. 

                      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      1740     8080     6130    10600     4390    10300    16800    15700     4480     1420     1770     2020
   2      1740     7610     9640     9610     4730    10900    15100    14500     5240     1240     1410     1920
   3      1560     6740    23800     9230     4960    10300    14100    15300     5360     1310     1380     1890
   4      1550     5680    26500     9300     4340     9670    14500    14700     4960     2740     1570     1770
   5      1380     4860    20900     9140     4510     9420    15000    13900     4610     4090     1650     1620
 
   6      1340     4640    15600     9300     4990     9670    16200    11900     4160     3250     1100     1560
   7      1580     4760    12700     9200    e5000     9840    18300    11600     3820     1780      909     1750
   8      1430     4960    11500     8250    e4800     8840    21400    11900     3420     1820      889     1130
   9      2510     5800    10900     7810    e4500     7260    22600    11900     3160     2120     1290     1360
  10      2100    12700    10200     7530    e4400     7340    19300    12300     3240     2770     1060     1460
 
  11      1980    19100     9230     7320    e4400     7120    15300    10200     3090     4100     1250     1800
  12      1930    15800     8520     6500     4400     6660    12700     9400     2770     3550     1450     2080
  13      2080    12000     8940     6150     4050     6260    12400     9140     2950     2600     1260     1650
  14      1800    10300     9480     5960     3690     5820    12800     8680     2860     2180     1360     2160
  15      1660     9080     9590     5680     3800     5300    12800     8170     2880     3300     1200     1480
 
  16      1460     6260     9730     5610     4430     5780    12300     7960     2270     5800     1280     1400
  17      1520     5950    10600     5730     4040     5710    11800     8640     2220     7200     1570     1490
  18      1510     5870    14600     6190     3900     5460    14900     8660     2380     4440     1330     1470
  19      1420     5110    17500     6280     4150     5050    23300     8250     1790     3410     1200     1560
  20      3560     5420    19100     5510     4610     5170    31900     8820     3160     4450     1080     1250
 
  21     15900     5270    17500     5290     5280     5060    26900     9300     3910     4160     1050     1130
  22     31900     5210    14600     5200     7430     5300    28400     9180     2640     3310     1520     1200
  23     28600     5290    12400     5650    10500     5180    25800     7880     2470     3080     1880     1450
  24     25500     4970    11200     5200    11300     4940    22500     7050     2320     2660     2140     1230
  25     21400     4400    13600     5250    10900     4940    20600     6770     2160     2690     1720     1170
 
  26     17700     5310    18600     5480     9300     5790    18700     6410     2000     2110     1450     1030
  27     15600     6940    17100     5390     8260     8290    15500     5560     1930     2340     1090     1010
  28     14000     7690    14400     5360     9060     9410    14700     5330     1270     2450     1670     1040
  29     13600     6090    12700     5010      ---    10300    17400     5330     1120     2300     2310     1410
  30     11300     5710    12700     4840      ---    12400    17800     4420     1270     1660     3170      922
  31      8900      ---    12800     5210      ---    15800      ---     4370      ---     1740     2820      ---
 
 TOTAL  240250   217600   422760   208780   160120   239280   541800   293220    89910    92070    46828    44412
 MEAN     7750     7253    13640     6735     5719     7719    18060     9459     2997     2970     1511     1480
 MAX     31900    19100    26500    10600    11300    15800    31900    15700     5360     7200     3170     2160
 MIN      1340     4400     6130     4840     3690     4940    11800     4370     1120     1240      889      922
 
 STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1937 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
 
 MEAN     3049     4731     5360     4533     4746     7866    14060     8790     4385     2430     1976     2066
 MAX     10380    12910    13690    10840    11370    18240    25660    18250    16480    11470     8576    14500
 (WY)     1978     1996     1984     1978     1970     1953     1969     1954     1984     1973     1990     1938
 MIN       771     1341     1458     1410     1354     2141     4612     3059     1354      808      782      745
 (WY)     1965     1979     1979     1948     1980     1940     1995     1957     1964     1991     1965     1957
 
 SUMMARY STATISTICS           FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR        FOR 1997 WATER YEAR           WATER YEARS 1937 - 1997
 
 ANNUAL TOTAL                     3202095                    2597030                                             
 ANNUAL MEAN                         8749                       7115                       5303                  
 HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                       8400              1984
 LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN                                                                        2248              1965
 HIGHEST DAILY MEAN                 34100     Apr 17           31900     Oct 22           94800       Sep 23 1938
 LOWEST DAILY MEAN                    870     Sep 13             889     Aug  8              98       Oct 11 1964
 ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM             931     Sep  9            1120     Sep 24             394       Sep 25 1964
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW                                       33900     Oct 22        a 102000       Sep 23 1938
 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE                                         11.46  Oct 22              25.87    Sep 23 1938
 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS                 20900                      15500                      12200                  
 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS                  6210                       5280                       3410                  
 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS                  1310                       1410                       1200                  
 
  a  From rating curve extended above 48,000 ft³/s as explained above.
  e  Estimated.

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