Part 1—Download Streamflow Data
Step 1 – Select the Geographic Area from the USGS
Access the USGS Real-Time Water Data for the Nation website. Then select Massachusetts from the Geographic Area menu in the upper right-hand corner of the web page, and click Go.
Step 2 – Select the Statewide Streamflow Table
In the new window that opens, click on the heading Statewide Streamflow Table to the right of the map.
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Hide- Click on the heading Statewide Streamflow Table.
Step 3 – Choose the Station, the Type of Data, and the Time Frame for the Data
In the new window that opens, scroll down to the Merrimack River Basin and click on the station number for the Sudbury River at Saxonville. On the new page that opens, change the setting for "Available data for this site" from Time-series: Real time data to Time-series: Daily data and click GO. On the new page that opens, scroll down to the order form and perform the following steps:
- In the box for Available Parameters, select Discharge (Mean).
- Under Period of Record, check the timeframe for which data is available.
- In the box for Output format select Tab-separated.
- Enter 2000-01-01 for the Begin date and 2000-12-31 for the End date.
- Click Go. The data will display in the window of your browser.
- Scroll down to the Merrimack River Basin and click on the station number for the Sudbury River at Saxonville, MA.
- In the box labeled Available data for this site change the selection from the default setting, Time-series: Real-time data, to Time-series: Daily data. This will automatically take you to a new screen where an order form is available.
- In the box for Available Parameters, select Discharge (Mean).
- Under Period of Record, check the time period for which data is available.
- In the box for Output format select Tab-separated.
- Enter the Begin date and End date for the data you want. In this instance the entire year 2000 has been selected.
- Click Go. The data will display in a new window of your browser.
In the order form box, perform the following steps:
Step 4 – Save the Data with a New Name
In your browser's menu bar, under File select File > Save Page As... and save the data to a folder you can easily relocate. Change the file name from dv.txt to flowsud_2000.txt.
