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72264 Lake/res elev, NYBCD(Ins.)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01335900 DELTA RESERVOIR NEAR ROME, NY
LOCATION - Lat 43°16'29", long 75°25'43" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Oneida County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02020004, on superstructure of gatehouse at Delta Dam on Mohawk River, and 4 mi upstream from Rome.
DRAINAGE AREA - 148 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR NY-85-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1913 to September 2013 (month-end elevations and contents). October 2013 to current year (daily observation elevations).
GAGE - Nonrecording gage read daily. Datum of gage is Barge Canal datum.
COOPERATION - Elevation record and capacity table provided by New York State Canal Corporation.
REMARKS - Dam completed Aug. 3, 1912, and controlled storage for which records are available began May 1, 1913. Usable capacity 2,800 mil ft³ at crest of spillway, elevation 550.0 ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Reservoir constructed to supply water for navigational needs of Barge Canal. 
Capacity table (elevation, in feet, and usable contents, in millions of cubic feet)

Elevation  Contents      Elevation  Contents
490.0        0           530.0        980
500.0       30           540.0      1,750
510.0      170           550.0      2,800
520.0      490           559.0      3,940
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - (1951 to current year)--Maximum contents observed, 3,160 mil ft³, Nov. 1, 2019, elevation, 553.0 ft; minimum contents observed, 2.0 mil ft³, Jan. 10, 13, 16-21, Feb. 7-15, Feb. 22 to Mar. 2, 1959, elevation, 492.0 ft.