USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01018900 WEST GRAND LAKE AT GRAND LAKE STREAM, ME
LOCATION - Lat 45°10'52", long 67°46'41" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Washington County, ME, Hydrologic Unit 01050001, on right bank of dam at outlet of West Grand Lake, 990 ft upstream of the Little River Road Bridge in Grand Lake Stream, and 0.3 mi northwest of village of Grand Lake Stream.
DRAINAGE AREA - 227.7 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-US-2013: 2011, 2012. Revisions: Elevation for the period Oct. 26, 2010 to June 6, 2018 were revised on Oct. 23, 2019, based on a revision to the published elevation for the benchmark used to establish the station's datum.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - ELEVATION: October 2010 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is at North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum elevation, 300.26 ft (revised), May 17, 2011; minimum elevation, 295.14 ft (revised), Oct. 25, 2017.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2010 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - In-situ thermistor located on west side of lake 8 feet upstream of dam and about 1 foot above the lake bottom. Prior to November 19, 2013, in-situ thermistor located on west side of lake 8 feet upstream of dam and about 3 feet above the lake bottom. Prior to June 26, 2013, in-situ thermistor located on west side of lake 4 feet upstream of dam and about 2 feet above the lake bottom.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 28.6°C, Aug. 8, 2018; minimum, -0.1°C, Nov. 23, 2018.