CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN 01193500 SALMON RIVER NEAR EAST HAMPTON, CT LOCATION.--Lat 41×32'53", long 72×26'59", Middlesex County, Hydrologic Unit 01080205, on left bank at State Route 16 Bridge, 450 ft downstream from New London-Middlesex County line, 300 ft downstream from Comstock Bridge, 0.7 mi downstream from Dickinson Creek, and 3.5 mi southeast of East Hampton. DRAINAGE AREA.--100 mi2. WATER-DISCHARGE RECORDS PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1928 to current year. REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1201: 1929. WDR CT-78-1: 1976 (P). WDR CT-83-1: Drainage area. GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 64.38 ft above sea level. Prior to June 23, 1974, at datum 2.99 ft higher for site and datum then in use; prior to May 20, 1980, at datum 2.80 ft higher and at site 400 ft upstream; prior to June 24, 1987, at datum 0.67 ft lower for site amd datum then in use. Satellite telemetry at station. REMARKS.--No estimated daily discharges. Records good. Slight regulation at low flow by ponds upstream. DISCHARGE, CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999 DAILY MEAN VALUES DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP 1 26 49 75 382 202 1080 242 90 66 25 7.9 12 2 22 46 68 222 728 592 225 86 61 37 6.8 11 3 19 44 63 771 1610 390 210 85 59 81 5.9 10 4 19 43 59 855 709 1450 200 108 50 51 5.5 9.7 5 18 43 58 313 573 735 185 127 44 41 24 9.3 6 17 43 53 184 429 512 176 113 41 29 28 42 7 19 42 51 169 367 537 170 101 39 25 13 53 8 38 40 51 150 341 389 161 106 36 19 11 54 9 232 41 58 400 303 345 154 122 33 16 10 46 10 324 39 57 510 303 327 150 101 32 16 8.7 164 11 229 101 55 267 285 302 141 85 32 14 8.0 216 12 128 112 53 209 269 281 149 76 29 13 8.4 91 13 87 83 52 178 343 267 138 69 30 13 8.1 54 14 90 72 52 137 277 257 130 64 34 12 15 45 15 158 63 48 700 228 314 124 60 34 11 47 49 16 106 56 48 940 217 313 124 56 27 10 29 572 17 83 58 53 463 211 371 176 53 24 9.6 19 916 18 66 67 65 615 454 434 160 54 24 15 15 303 19 57 61 58 1240 573 356 139 101 22 44 12 145 20 51 58 56 568 363 283 139 780 21 55 9.8 93 21 46 60 54 398 285 252 137 337 20 30 16 78 22 46 55 56 415 229 1110 126 184 19 20 22 89 23 45 51 53 376 189 745 148 143 18 16 19 77 24 43 50 51 853 185 478 183 290 16 14 16 63 25 41 47 58 917 185 410 145 375 15 16 13 56 26 39 106 60 511 194 342 126 212 14 21 18 50 27 39 207 55 386 195 302 113 153 14 22 32 45 28 39 132 65 343 343 387 104 121 13 14 27 42 29 56 95 76 302 --- 382 99 101 13 11 20 41 30 51 82 185 254 --- 302 93 87 12 9.6 15 97 31 47 --- 314 208 --- 258 --- 76 --- 8.7 13 --- TOTAL 2281 2046 2160 14236 10590 14503 4567 4516 892 718.9 503.1 3533.0 MEAN 73.6 68.2 69.7 459 378 468 152 146 29.7 23.2 16.2 118 MAX 324 207 314 1240 1610 1450 242 780 66 81 47 916 MIN 17 39 48 137 185 252 93 53 12 8.7 5.5 9.3 CFSM .74 .68 .70 4.59 3.78 4.68 1.52 1.46 .30 .23 .16 1.18 IN. .85 .76 .80 5.30 3.94 5.40 1.70 1.68 .33 .27 .19 1.31 STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1929 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY) MEAN 88.3 163 218 255 255 373 338 224 134 63.5 54.4 65.1 MAX 734 551 641 1144 623 797 803 482 801 426 357 834 (WY) 1956 1956 1973 1979 1973 1936 1983 1989 1982 1938 1955 1938 MIN 12.4 25.2 41.5 25.2 64.6 170 110 82.6 22.4 8.41 7.50 5.80 (WY) 1931 1932 1944 1981 1934 1985 1985 1986 1957 1957 1957 1943 CONNECTICUT RIVER BASIN 01193500 SALMON RIVER NEAR EAST HAMPTON, CT—Continued SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR 1998 CALENDAR YEAR FOR 1999 WATER YEAR WATER YEARS 1929 - 1999 ANNUAL TOTAL 77910 60546.0 ANNUAL MEAN 213 166 186 HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN 326 1973 LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN 84.9 1966 HIGHEST DAILY MEAN 2380 Mar 10 1610 Feb 3 8720 Sep 21 1938 LOWEST DAILY MEAN 15 Sep 20 5.5 Aug 4 1.0 Oct 13 1929 ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM 18 Sep 15 7.9 Jul 29 3.0 Sep 6 1963 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW 2610 Feb 2 18500 Jun 6 1982 INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE 6.86 Feb 2 14.40 Jun 6 1982 INSTANTANEOUS LOW FLOW a5.3 Aug 4 .90 Jan 19 1997 ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) 2.13 1.66 1.86 ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) 28.98 22.52 25.21 10 PERCENT EXCEEDS 479 393 405 50 PERCENT EXCEEDS 132 67 117 90 PERCENT EXCEEDS 27 14 18 a Also occurred on Aug. 5.