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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
011058837 QUASHNET RIVER AT WAQUOIT VILLAGE, MA
LOCATION - Lat 41°35'32", long 70°30'30" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Barnstable County, MA, Hydrologic Unit 01090002, on right bank 15 ft upstream from bridge on Martins Road, 0.5 mi northeast of Waquoit Village, and 1.4 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2.58 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR MA-RI-92-1: 1990 (M), 1991.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1988 to current year.
GAGE - Data Collection Platform with satellite telemeter. Datum of gage is NAVD 1988. Datum previously reported as 0.86 ft above NGVD 1929.
COOPERATION - Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Office of Water Resources.
REMARKS - Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Flow at times includes overflow and leakage from Johns Pond. Occasional regulation by cranberry bog upstream. Occasional backwater from tidal surge. Surface drainage, from topography, about 2.58 mi², excludes area drained by Johns Pond. This stream drains from a ground-water basin which is larger or smaller than, and not coincident with, the surface-water basin. Note: historical maximum peak stage of 4.55 ft on Aug. 19, 1991 affected by tidal backwater. Historical maximum peak stage associated with peak discharge of 83 cfs on Oct. 28, 2006 was 3.81 ft.
