USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01356190 LISHA KILL NORTHWEST OF NISKAYUNA, NY
LOCATION - Lat 42°47'01", long 73°51'24" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Schenectady County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02020004, on left bank 20 ft downstream from culvert on State Highway 7, 1.0 mi upstream from mouth, and 5.6 mi east of Schenectady, at Niskayuna.
DRAINAGE AREA - 15.6 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR NY-2010-1: 2009.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1993 to September 1997, October 2000 to September 2012 (discontinued).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 238.78 ft above NGVD of 1929.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,030 ft³/s, Aug. 28, 2011, gage height, 4.78 ft; maximum gage height, 6.36 ft, Jan. 19, 1996 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.02 ft³/s, part of each day Aug 31, Sept. 9-13, 18-20, Oct. 6, 2001; minimum gage height, 0.05 ft, Aug. 28, 31, 1995.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1993-97, 2000-06, 2008, 2010, 2012.
CHEMICAL DATA: 1993 (c), 1994-95 (e), 2001-05 (c), 2006 (e), 2008 (e), 2010 (e), 2012 (e).
MINOR ELEMENTS DATA: 1993 (a).
PESTICIDE DATA: 1993 (a), 1994 (d), 1995 (e), 2001 (d), 2002-05 (c), 2006 (e), 2008 (e), 2010 (d), 2012 (d).
ORGANIC DATA: OC--1993 (c), 1994-95 (e). PCB--1993 (a). PCN--1993 (a).
NUTRIENT DATA: 1993 (c), 1994-95 (e), 2001-05 (c), 2006 (e), 2008 (e), 2010 (e), 2012 (e).
BIOLOGICAL DATA: Bacteria--1993 (a). Benthic invertebrate--1993-95 (a). Algae--1993-95 (a). Fish community--1993-95 (a). Phytoplankton--1993 (a).
SEDIMENT DATA: 1993 (c), 1994-95 (e), 2001-05 (c), 2006 (e), 2008 (e), 2010 (d), 2012 (e).
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: August 1993 to September 1997.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded (water years 1994-97), 28.5°C, July 14, 15, Aug. 1, 1995; minimum (water years 1994-97), 0.0°C on many days during winter periods.