CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN 01193000 CONNECTICUT RIVER NEAR MIDDLETOWN, CT LOCATION.--Lat 4133'40", long 7236'43", Middlesex County, Hydrologic Unit 01080205, on right bank 0.5 mi upstream from Bodkin Rock, 2 mi downstream from Middletown, and 29.5 mi upstream from mouth. DRAINAGE AREA.--10,887 mi2. PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1965 to current year. Jan. 1, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1948, twice daily readings on outside staff gage, and Sept. 8, 1948, to Oct. 14, 1965, infrequent discharge measurements at high stages and continuous graphic record of stage. REVISED RECORDS.-- WDR CT-83-1: Drainage area. GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is sea level. Auxiliary digital water-stage recorder at same datum on right bank 3.8 mi downstream, 120 ft downstream from pier of United Aircraft Corporation (formerly Connecticut Advanced Nuclear Engineering Laboratory, CANEL). REMARKS.--Prior to 1994 water year, volume discharge records are available. Telephone gage-height telemeter at this station. EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 186,000 ft3/s June 2, 1984, gage height, 31.27 ft. EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 267,000 ft3/s Mar. 21, 1936, gage height, 38.2 ft, from rating curve extended above 125,000 ft3/s on basis of stage and discharge determinations of 1927, 1936, and 1938 floods. Peak discharges for floods dating back to 1814 are available in the office at Hartford, Conn. EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum discharge, 103,000 ft3/s, Apr. 2, elevation, 12.58 ft.; minimum tidal elevation, -0.29 ft, Nov. 27. ELEVATIONS, IN FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Maximum Elevation 3.51 4.61 4.27 9.98 5.18 10.33 12.58 6.77 8.93 5.32 2.83 2.89 Date 27 14 30 11 24 31 2 13 18 1 15 13 Time 1130 1315 0330 1345 1215 2400 1930 0215 2115 0000 2115 2045 Minimum Elevation -0.27 -0.29 -0.12 -0.17 1.30 1.97 1.40 0.57 0.40 0.79 0.52 0.19 Date 28 27 15 2 4 27 30 30 5 30 2 29 Time 1915 1930 0900 2345 0230 2115 1245 1315 1745 1400 1615 0245 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ NOTE.--Time shown is Eastern standard. blank