ROOSTER RIVER BASIN 01208873 ROOSTER RIVER AT FAIRFIELD, CT LOCATION.--Lat 4110'47", long 7313'10", Fairfield County, Hydrologic Unit 01100006, on left bank, on floodwall,a at corner of Renwick Drive and Renwick Place, Bridgeport. DRAINAGE AREA.--10.6 mi2. PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1977 to current year. GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5.44 ft above sea level. Prior to June 22, 1988, at site 1,300 ft downstream at datum 3.06 ft lower. REMARKS.--Records good except those for periods of estimated record, which are fair. Prior to June 22, 1988, stage sometimes affected by tide. DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998 DAILY MEAN VALUES DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP 1 1.9 61 e10 e15 e16 22 61 15 37 14 3.4 1.6 2 1.6 22 e8.0 e14 e15 18 34 58 11 8.7 2.9 13 3 1.7 10 e8.5 e13 e15 17 21 17 28 7.8 2.6 4.9 4 1.7 7.8 e9.5 e12 e14 15 18 16 9.5 7.3 2.5 1.9 5 2.2 7.4 e10 e11 e20 14 17 40 8.6 9.5 2.4 1.6 6 1.7 6.8 e11 e12 e19 14 16 40 7.8 6.5 2.2 1.4 7 1.6 e6.5 e9.5 e15 e17 14 15 30 7.4 6.2 2.0 12 8 1.5 e20 e8.5 e27 e15 26 14 20 7.0 6.9 1.9 7.8 9 1.6 e42 e8.0 e20 e13 220 40 58 6.6 e7.2 1.9 2.5 10 1.7 e27 e7.7 e16 e12 48 66 109 6.3 e6.3 1.8 1.9 11 1.7 e22 e8.5 e14 e12 33 23 73 5.9 e5.9 5.8 1.7 12 1.6 e16 e8.7 e13 e34 28 20 40 71 e5.6 3.3 1.6 13 1.6 e14 e8.3 e12 e25 24 18 31 66 e5.2 1.9 1.6 14 1.7 e16 e7.8 e11 e20 29 17 26 68 e4.8 1.7 1.6 15 2.6 e15 e7.3 e10 e17 22 17 23 27 e4.5 1.8 1.6 16 2.3 e13 e7.1 e21 e15 20 16 20 39 e4.2 1.7 1.5 17 1.9 e11 e7.0 e15 e18 18 25 20 25 e4.0 9.7 1.4 18 2.0 e10 e6.8 e13 88 26 16 17 26 e3.8 7.2 1.4 19 1.9 e9.0 e6.6 e12 31 119 30 16 16 e3.4 3.6 1.4 20 1.9 e8.5 e6.5 e11 23 41 42 15 14 e4.0 2.0 1.4 21 2.2 e8.0 e6.4 e9.5 21 40 19 14 13 e6.0 1.8 1.4 22 2.2 e20 e6.3 e8.5 18 34 17 13 12 e5.0 1.8 3.0 23 2.9 e15 e13 e25 20 27 25 12 12 e21 1.8 1.7 24 2.9 e13 e9.5 e75 55 24 18 12 11 e15 1.7 1.4 25 22 e12 e22 e40 26 22 15 21 10 e5.0 1.7 1.3 26 7.7 e11 e18 e30 22 21 23 13 9.3 3.1 29 1.2 27 40 e11 e14 e25 20 20 17 10 8.6 3.0 3.0 22 28 5.4 e10 e13 e22 22 18 15 9.4 8.2 2.9 2.1 5.0 29 4.5 e9.0 e14 e20 --- 18 14 17 8.3 3.1 1.9 1.3 30 4.2 e8.8 e36 e18 --- 17 13 11 43 2.9 1.7 1.6 31 5.0 --- e20 e17 --- 16 --- 23 --- 11 1.6 --- TOTAL 135.4 462.8 337.5 577.0 643 1025 702 839.4 622.5 203.8 110.4 103.7 MEAN 4.37 15.4 10.9 18.6 23.0 33.1 23.4 27.1 20.8 6.57 3.56 3.46 MAX 40 61 36 75 88 220 66 109 71 21 29 22 MIN 1.5 6.5 6.3 8.5 12 14 13 9.4 5.9 2.9 1.6 1.2 CFSM .41 1.46 1.03 1.76 2.17 3.12 2.21 2.55 1.96 .62 .34 .33 IN. .48 1.62 1.18 2.02 2.26 3.60 2.46 2.95 2.18 .72 .39 .36 STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1978 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY) MEAN 11.7 16.0 18.3 21.5 17.8 23.4 24.7 21.1 15.3 8.88 10.6 8.67 MAX 34.1 34.0 42.1 74.1 34.1 45.0 75.1 71.2 65.1 23.1 31.9 21.1 (WY) 1990 1989 1997 1979 1979 1983 1983 1989 1982 1984 1992 1992 MIN 3.85 5.81 4.96 3.68 5.07 8.78 6.08 6.28 3.98 2.93 1.38 3.04 (WY) 1995 1979 1983 1981 1980 1985 1985 1986 1995 1987 1981 1986 e Estimated. SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1998 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1978 - 1998 ANNUAL TOTAL 5204.8 5762.5 ANNUAL MEAN 14.3 15.8 16.5 HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 24.3 1978 LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 7.26 1985 HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 148 Aug 21 220 Mar 9 858 Jan 21 1979 LOWEST DAILY MEAN 1.5 Oct 8 1.2 Sep 26 .53 Sep 13 1980 ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 1.6 Oct 7 1.4 Sep 15 .74 Sep 9 1980 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 735 Mar 9 2170 Apr 9 1980 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 7.24 Feb 9 11.65 Apr 9 1980 INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW 1.0 Sep 30 .16 Oct 2 1980 ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 1.35 1.49 1.56 ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 18.27 20.22 21.14 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 26 30 31 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 10 12 9.6 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 2.8 1.7 2.6