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This station is operated in cooperation
with:
NYS Department of Environmental
Conservation
LOCATION.--Lat 42°27'50", long 78°56'07"
referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Erie County, NY, Hydrologic
Unit 04120102, on right bank 380 ft downstream from bridge on State
Highways 39 and 62 at Gowanda, 4.2 mi downstream from South Branch, and
17.8 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--436 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--November 1939 to March 1998, October 1999 to
current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1912; WDR NY-82-3: Drainage area. WDR
NY-71-1: 1956 (M). WDR NY-74-1: 1940-42 (M, P).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 738.85 ft above
NGVD of 1929.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily
discharges, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow
caused by powerplant 20 mi upstream from station. Telephone and
satellite gage-height telemeters at station.
Peak Flow and Stage Information
This station managed by the NY Water Science Center, Ithaca Program Office.
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