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Birch Hill Dam, Millers River

Birch Hill Dam, Millers River
 Drainage Area: 175 sq. miles 
 Channel Capacity: 2,800 cfs 
 Storage at Spillway Crest: 5.34 in / 49,900 ac-ft  
 Normal Pool: 0 Feet 
 Gate Settings for January 21, 2026 07:00 am Gate 1 Gate 2 Gate 3 Gate 4 Gate 5 Gate 6 Gate 7 Gate 8
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Date Time
(Eastern)
Pool
(ft)
Storage
(%)
Storage
(ac-ft)
Tailwater
(ft)
Flow
(cfs)
Inflow
(cfs)
Precip
(in)
Air Temp
(F)
Jan-22 05:45 am 1.42 0.3 142 1.88 174 179 10.30  
Jan-22 04:45 am 1.42 0.3 142 1.88 174 182 10.30 31.0
Jan-22 03:45 am 1.42 0.3 142 1.89 177 196 10.30 30.4
Jan-22 02:45 am 1.42 0.3 142 1.89 177 208 10.30 30.1
Jan-22 01:45 am 1.42 0.3 142 1.90 181 215 10.30 30.3
Jan-22 12:45 am 1.42 0.3 142 1.90 181 221 10.30 30.5
Jan-21 11:45 pm 1.42 0.3 142 1.91 185 229 10.30 30.1
Jan-21 10:45 pm 1.42 0.3 142 1.97 209 234 10.30 29.7
Jan-21 09:45 pm 1.42 0.3 142 2.37 351 228 10.30 21.6
Jan-21 08:45 pm 1.42 0.3 142 2.00 222 225 10.30 20.9
Jan-21 07:45 pm 1.42 0.3 142 2.00 222 228 10.30 21.0
Jan-21 06:45 pm 1.42 0.3 142 2.00 222 237 10.30 21.8
Jan-21 05:45 pm 1.42 0.3 142 2.01 226 258 10.30 20.7
Jan-21 04:45 pm 1.42 0.3 142 2.01 226 291 10.30 19.8
Jan-21 03:45 pm 1.42 0.3 142 2.00 222 345 10.30 19.7
Jan-21 02:45 pm 1.42 0.3 142 2.05 239 402 10.30 19.2
Jan-21 01:45 pm 1.42 0.3 142 2.10 256 457 10.30 19.4
Jan-21 12:45 pm 1.42 0.3 142 2.29 323 492 10.30 19.1
Jan-21 11:45 am 1.42 0.3 142 2.50 399 511 10.30 17.0
Jan-21 10:45 am 1.42 0.3 142 2.73 486 541 10.30 15.9
Jan-21 09:45 am 1.42 0.3 142 3.03 611 553 10.30 12.3
Jan-21 08:45 am 1.42 0.3 142 2.86 538 522 10.30 0.1
Jan-21 07:45 am 1.42 0.3 142 3.01 602 486 10.30 -4.2
Jan-21 06:45 am 1.42 0.3 142 2.35 344 499 10.30 -4.1
Jan-21 05:45 am 1.42 0.3 142 3.04 615 501 10.30 -2.3
Maximum 24 Hour Drawdown Rate (5 feet/day): 72 cfs + Inflow (179 cfs) = 250 cfs
Report Generated January 22, 2026 10:52 am