USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01139000 WELLS RIVER AT WELLS RIVER, VT
LOCATION - Lat 44°09'01", long 72°03'56" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Orange County, VT, Hydrologic Unit 01080103, on right bank, 0.8 mi west of village of Wells River, 1.3 mi southeast of I-91 and US 302 intersection in Four Corners, and 1.5 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 98.4 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1171: Drainage area. WSP 1201: 1942(P), 1944-45(M), 1946-47(P), 1948(M), 1950.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge records: August 1940 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 505.20 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
COOPERATION - Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and USGS Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 5,970 ft³/s, June 30, 1973, gage height 9.82 ft, from rating curve extended above 1,600 ft³/s on basis of peak flow over dam.