ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN
04282780 LEWIS CREEK NEAR NORTH FERRISBURG, VT
LOCATION.--Lat 44°14'57", long 73°13'44", Addison County, Hydrologic Unit 02010002, on right bank, 100 ft east of
State Highway 7 crossing, 1.1 mi southwest of North Ferrisburg, 1.2 mi south of Mount Philo peak, 3.1 mi north of
Ferrisburg.
DRAINAGE AREA.--77.2 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Discharge records: March 1990 to current year. Published as "at North Ferrisburg" prior to
October 1996.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 105 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 800 ft³/s and maximum (*):
Discharge Gage height Discharge Gage height
Date Time (ft³/s) (ft) Date Time (ft³/s) (ft)
Dec. 2 ---- * 2,900 Unknown Feb. 22 1445 Ice Jam * 6.20
Minimum discharge, 14 ft³/s, August 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 24 41 191 e120 e47 181 313 111 79 18 17 27
2 20 38 e2300 e110 e46 219 275 152 94 17 16 26
3 23 36 747 e98 e44 209 255 123 71 18 20 25
4 24 34 405 e96 e44 152 260 148 60 22 21 27
5 22 34 327 e97 e43 136 254 123 53 25 20 26
6 19 33 274 e102 e42 111 371 166 47 21 24 22
7 17 32 235 e82 e41 e100 353 394 42 17 20 22
8 17 33 226 e72 e40 e95 254 207 39 20 17 21
9 22 e390 208 e69 e40 e90 198 168 36 50 16 20
10 30 203 186 e68 e39 e86 167 183 33 62 15 18
11 49 120 170 e68 e38 e80 155 180 30 33 15 17
12 32 94 159 e66 e37 e78 142 149 28 26 25 18
13 27 82 170 e65 e36 e75 148 140 29 23 57 17
14 23 70 206 e65 e35 e70 136 121 28 23 112 26
15 22 63 237 e62 e34 e69 118 123 24 28 43 24
16 21 e60 190 e61 e34 e68 108 134 22 30 32 20
17 20 e58 185 e60 e34 e66 103 127 23 27 27 17
18 21 e56 215 e58 e40 e62 110 109 27 73 27 17
19 20 73 195 e57 e63 e61 141 108 41 48 25 17
20 20 87 178 e56 e115 e60 207 112 35 34 23 18
21 182 79 166 e56 e100 e59 231 97 28 27 27 22
22 201 66 202 e54 e525 e58 249 98 28 23 50 21
23 200 59 151 e74 e290 e56 208 108 40 21 38 19
24 156 55 269 e60 e190 e56 165 90 31 25 34 18
25 113 53 426 e58 e130 e55 143 84 29 22 30 17
26 80 51 224 e56 e140 80 126 78 27 21 26 16
27 65 58 188 e55 e215 104 110 71 25 21 24 18
28 57 64 163 e53 262 192 136 66 22 21 42 17
29 51 63 181 e51 --- 478 141 59 22 20 41 27
30 47 52 193 e49 --- 631 114 55 20 19 31 55
31 45 --- 133 e49 --- 434 --- 62 --- 17 29 ---
TOTAL 1670 2237 9300 2147 2744 4271 5691 3946 1113 852 944 655
MEAN 53.9 74.6 300 69.3 98.0 138 190 127 37.1 27.5 30.5 21.8
MAX 201 390 2300 120 525 631 371 394 94 73 112 55
MIN 17 32 133 49 34 55 103 55 20 17 15 16
CFSM .70 .97 3.89 .90 1.27 1.78 2.46 1.65 .48 .36 .39 .28
IN. .80 1.08 4.48 1.03 1.32 2.06 2.74 1.90 .54 .41 .45 .32
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1990 - 1997, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN 95.5 117 131 112 79.9 156 260 131 59.2 36.5 42.6 31.9
MAX 247 238 300 259 133 275 446 349 151 93.6 139 55.0
(WY) 1991 1991 1997 1996 1996 1990 1993 1996 1996 1996 1990 1991
MIN 22.6 47.5 41.6 42.1 32.8 69.8 77.1 45.3 15.7 11.3 17.3 16.9
(WY) 1995 1995 1993 1993 1993 1996 1995 1995 1995 1995 1992 1995
SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1996 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1997 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1990 - 1997
ANNUAL TOTAL 56553 35570
ANNUAL MEAN 155 97.5 102
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 152 1996
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 54.2 1995
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2300 Dec 2 2300 Dec 2 2300 Dec 2 1996
LOWEST DAILY MEAN 13 Sep 7 a 15 Aug 10 5.9 Jul 14 1995
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 15 Sep 2 18 Sep 22 7.0 Jul 9 1995
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW b 2900 Dec 2 b 3230 Jan 19 1996
INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE c 6.20 Feb 22 c 6.20 Feb 22 1997
INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 14 Aug 11 d 5.3 Jul 14 1995
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 2.00 1.26 1.32
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 27.25 17.14 17.92
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 384 207 230
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 73 57 59
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 21 20 17
a Also occurred August 15.
b From rating curve extended above 550 ft³/s.
c Ice jam.
d Also occurred on July 15, 1995.
e Estimated.
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