Sandy River near Mercer, ME

Site ID: MERM1

County: Somerset

Ownership: USGS

HSA: WFO GYX

Gage is located on the right bank of the river, 0.9 mile upstream from Bog Stream, 2.1 miles north of Mercer, and 8.6 miles upstream from the mouth.

USGS 1:24000 map: Mercer (not on station)

Latitude: 44 d 42 m 26 s N Basin Area: 516 sq mi

Longitude: 69 d 56 m 21 s W Flood Stage: n/a ft

Gage Datum: 197.1 ft msl Record Stage: 16.75 ft

and flow: 38,600 cfs

Date: 3/19/36

Dams Upstream: None

Dams Downstream: None

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Mean Monthly Flow (x 1000 cfs) and csm (1929 - 1996)

 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep


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 0.6 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.2 3.4 2.0 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 flow

 1.2 1.9 1.6 1.2 1.0 2.3 6.6 3.9 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.6 csm

Annual 2,000 cfs / 3.88 csm

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Local Information

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