ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN
04280350 METTAWEE RIVER NEAR PAWLET, VT
LOCATION.--Lat 43°22'14"(revised), long 73°13'00", Rutland County, Hydrologic Unit 02010001, on left bank, 10 ft
downstream from highway bridge, 1.0 mi southwest of Butternut Bend, and 2.5 mi northwest of Pawlet.
DRAINAGE AREA.--70.2 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Discharge records: October 1984 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest stage gage. Elevation of gage is 525 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are fair.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Peak discharges greater than base discharge of 750 ft³/s and maximum (*):
Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage height
Date Time (ft³/s) (ft) Date Time (ft³/s) (ft)
Dec. 2 0830 * 2,910 * 5.51 Mar. 29 1745 912 3.92
Dec. 24 2345 946 3.96
Minimum discharge, 9.3 ft³/s, August 21, gage height, 1.43 ft.
REVISIONS.--The peak discharges and annual maximums (*) reported for water years 1993, 1994, and 1996 have been revised
as shown in the folowing table. They supercede figures published in the reports for 1993, 1994, and 1996.
Water Discharge Gage height Water Discharge Gage height
year Date Time (ft³/s) (ft) year Date Time (ft³/s) (ft)
1993 Mar. 30, 1993 Unknown *2,000 *4.92 1996 Jan. 24, 1996 2000 1,760 4.73
1994 Apr. 13, 1994 2130 *2,130 *5.01 1996 Jul. 15, 1996 2400 2,170 5.04
1996 Jan. 19, 1996 1930 *4,480 *6.31
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 28 55 585 e185 e86 221 451 232 119 26 14 20
2 26 51 1710 e189 80 255 380 247 101 25 13 17
3 25 48 654 215 76 232 347 317 89 34 13 24
4 23 45 431 200 74 202 365 395 81 42 13 22
5 23 45 325 216 e72 187 350 307 74 30 14 19
6 22 43 273 248 e82 236 399 335 68 27 13 18
7 23 43 235 201 77 188 440 352 64 24 12 17
8 22 43 223 e169 e70 e164 388 302 63 23 12 17
9 59 119 196 e158 e66 e154 315 277 58 26 11 16
10 51 111 178 163 e70 e153 264 310 54 36 11 15
11 67 92 166 e148 e64 143 235 272 50 26 11 15
12 48 82 175 e135 e56 131 218 245 60 23 12 23
13 41 76 212 e130 e54 121 254 232 59 21 14 19
14 41 71 195 123 e67 e107 215 212 48 20 17 20
15 37 65 183 117 e59 e113 193 201 44 23 13 18
16 36 e62 173 e173 e52 e110 181 216 41 36 13 17
17 44 59 186 e128 e50 e109 178 196 52 25 12 16
18 39 60 224 e100 e51 105 201 177 58 32 12 15
19 35 70 222 e91 e159 102 200 176 96 31 11 15
20 61 70 201 e94 186 98 219 195 61 25 10 16
21 107 66 e176 e103 232 95 256 173 51 24 14 18
22 103 61 165 e103 544 118 264 170 45 23 17 17
23 86 58 158 e117 276 e100 254 157 41 20 18 16
24 81 55 375 e112 197 e91 241 145 40 19 14 17
25 71 55 544 e111 e156 e89 227 139 44 18 13 16
26 63 147 343 e111 e152 303 204 128 38 17 11 15
27 58 e136 294 e85 365 262 191 118 34 17 16 15
28 59 e121 264 e90 288 375 266 109 31 19 51 14
29 56 e103 272 e83 --- 650 252 101 29 17 47 24
30 57 95 268 e78 --- 684 225 96 27 15 28 27
31 62 --- 209 e83 --- 600 --- 93 --- 14 22 ---
TOTAL 1554 2207 9815 4259 3761 6498 8173 6625 1720 758 502 538
MEAN 50.1 73.6 317 137 134 210 272 214 57.3 24.5 16.2 17.9
MAX 107 147 1710 248 544 684 451 395 119 42 51 27
MIN 22 43 158 78 50 89 178 93 27 14 10 14
CFSM .71 1.05 4.51 1.96 1.91 2.99 3.88 3.04 .82 .35 .23 .26
IN. .82 1.17 5.20 2.26 1.99 3.44 4.33 3.51 .91 .40 .27 .29
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1985 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 79.4 137 137 119 101 190 276 157 72.4 52.1 47.0 39.6
MAX 286 233 317 259 182 244 559 371 141 169 101 99.3
(WY) 1988 1989 1997 1996 1990 1986 1994 1996 1986 1996 1988 1987
MIN 28.1 44.3 45.8 45.3 45.5 96.5 115 55.4 36.3 13.8 16.2 10.6
(WY) 1993 1995 1990 1989 1987 1989 1995 1987 1988 1995 1997 1995
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1997 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1985 - 1997
ANNUAL TOTAL 60563 46410
ANNUAL MEAN 165 127 117
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 152 1996
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 75.9 1995
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 1710 Dec 2 1710 Dec 2 1770 Apr 5 1987
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 18 Sep 21 10 Aug 20 7.7 Sep 7 1995
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 22 Sep 2 12 Aug 6 8.7 Sep 1 1995
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 2910 Dec 2 4480 Jan 19 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 5.51 Dec 2 a 6.71 Jan 19 1996
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 9.3 Aug 21 7.8 Jul 30 1985
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 2.36 1.81 1.67
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 32.09 24.59 22.69
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 453 272 243
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 90 81 79
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 25 16 24
a Backwater from ice.
e Estimated.
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