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Basin Data Saugatuck River Near Redding, Connecticut

LOCATION DATA

USGS STATION NUMBER 01208990
USGS STATION NAME Saugatuck River Nr Redding, Ct
HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE 01100006
BASIN NAME Saugatuck
LATITUDE 41o 17' 40"
LONGITUDE 73o 23' 44"
LOCATION Rt DS Side of SR 53 Bridge, 100 ft S of intersection of SR 53 & SR 107
SECTION(S)  
TOWNSHIP  
RANGE  
COUNTY Fairfield
STATE Connecticut
USGS 7.5 MINUTE QUAD: Bethel, CT
COMMENTS Water Quality Samples Taken at Site

BASIN CHARACTERISTICS

DRAINAGE AREA - SQ MILES 21.0
MAIN CHANNEL SLOPE - FT/FT 0.00698
MAIN CHANNEL LENGTH - MILES  
MEAN ANNUAL PRECIPITATION - INCHES  
MEAN ANNUAL RUNOFF - INCHES (1961-1999)  
MEAN BASIN ELEVATION - FEET  
PERIOD OF RECORD - 37 YEARS June 1961 to September 30, 1999
GAGE DATUM - AMSL (FEET) 285.42
~1.5 - YR STAGE - FEET 3.9
~1.5 - YR DISCHARGE - CFS 490
   
BANKFULL STAGE AT GAGE - FEET 3.28
BANKFULL DISCHARGE - FT3/SEC 276
BANKFULL RETURN INTERVAL - YRS 1.10

CROSS-SECTION #1

BANKFULL STAGE IN XS #1 (42 FT DS FR GAGE)- FEET 2.78
BANKFULL AREA IN XS #1 - FEET2 73.5
BANKFULL VELOCITY IN XS #1 - FT/SEC 3.76
BANKFULL TOPWIDTH IN RIFFLE SECTION (#1) - FEET 38.0
HYDRAULIC RADIUS IN BANKFULL XS #1 - FEET 1.89
MEAN DEPTH IN BANKFULL XS #1 - FEET 1.9
BANKFULL SLOPE THROUGH XS #1 - FEET/FEET 0.01165
BANKFULL MANNING'S n IN XS #1 0.065
SHEAR STRESS IN BANKFULL XS #1 - LBf/FT2 1.37
SIZE OF ROCK TRANSPORTED DUE TO TRACTIVE FORCE - mm 70
D84 - mm 249
D50 - mm 61
D16 - mm 5
WIDTH TO DEPTH - XS#1 20
ENTRENCHMENT RATIO - XS#1 3.2
SINUOSITY OF REACH 1.2
STREAM CLASSIFICATION B4c/1

CROSS-SECTION #2

BANKFULL STAGE IN XS#2 (117 FT US FR GAGE) - FEET 5.10
BANKFULL AREA IN XS #2 - FEET2 70.9
BANKFULL VELOCITY IN XS #2 - FT/SEC 3.89
BANKFULL TOPWIDTH IN RIFFLE SECTION (#2) - FEET 39.6
HYDRAULIC RADIUS IN BANKFULL XS #2 - FEET 1.75
MEAN DEPTH IN BANKFULL XS #2 - FEET 1.8
BANKFULL SLOPE THROUGH XS #2 - FEET/FEET 0.0152
BANKFULL MANNING'S n IN XS #2 0.068
SHEAR STRESS IN BANKFULL XS AREA - LBf/FT2 1.65
SIZE OF ROCK TRANSPORTED DUE TO TRACTIVE FORCE - mm 84
WIDTH TO DEPTH - XS#2 22
ENTRENCHMENT RATIO - XS#2 2.2
STREAM CLASSIFICATION B4c/1

CROSS-SECTION #3

BANKFULL STAGE IN XS#3 (298 FT DS FR GAGE) - FEET 0.90
BANKFULL AREA IN XS #3 - FEET2 78.4
BANKFULL VELOCITY IN XS #3- FT/SEC 3.52
BANKFULL TOPWIDTH IN RIFFLE SECTION (#3) - FEET 37.5
HYDRAULIC RADIUS IN BANKFULL XS #3 - FEET 2.02
MEAN DEPTH IN BANKFULL XS #3 - FEET 2.1
BANKFULL SLOPE THROUGH XS #3 - FEET/FEET 0.0047
BANKFULL MANNING'S n 0.046
SHEAR STRESS IN BANKFULL XS AREA - LBf/FT2 0.59
SIZE OF ROCK TRANSPORTED DUE TO TRACTIVE FORCE - mm 30
D84 - mm 196
D50 - mm 23
D16 - mm 0.25
WIDTH TO DEPTH - XS #3 18
ENTRENCHMENT RATIO - XS #3 2.2
STREAM CLASSIFICATION B4c/1

Reference Marks

BM 667 - USC&GS Bronze Tablet 34.4' E of Centerline of SR 53 & 38.0' N of Centerline of SR 107 14.265 ft
RM. 1 - Painted Cut in Headwall (HW) 1.5' from Wingwall (WW) 10.598 ft
RM. 2 - Chiseled square on bridge, 1 foot from edge 10.696 ft
RM. 3 - Lag bolt in base of SNETCO pole #2552, 10 ft DS of bridge @LEW 9.388 ft
RM. 4 - Chiseled square painted orange on RT US WW 10.078 ft
RP. 2 - Top of door lip of cleanout trap door of well 9.404 ft?
RP. 3 - Top of Lag Bolt in Tree @ DS end of stone wall on LEW 5.184 ft
RP. 4 - Top of edging of bridge rail support, DS RHS nr WW painted orange 11.916 ft
Point of Zero Flow: 0.18 ft
Channel and Control: 25 feet DS from bridge, composed of 2" to 10" cobbles
The channel is straight at the gage site  
The streambed is composed of fine gravel to 10" cobbles  
The bridge opening is 22 ft wide by 8 ft high  

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