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This station is operated in cooperation
with:
Brookfield Renewable Power
LOCATION.--Lat 44°14'05", long 74°34'20"
referenced to North American Datum of 1927, St. Lawrence County, NY,
Hydrologic Unit 04150305, on left bank 0.5 mi downstream from
powerplant at Piercefield, and 1.5 mi upstream from Dead Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--721 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1908 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 604: 1924. WSP 1387: 1910, 1913, 1914(M),
1916, 1921. WDR NY-82-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage
is 1,502.12 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Jan. 1, 1911, nonrecording
gage at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher and Jan. 1, 1911 to Oct.
21, 1912, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.
REMARKS.--No estimated daily discharges. Records good. Seasonal
distribution of flow modified by natural storage in lakes and ponds
upstream from station and by regulation of Forked Lake, Round Lake,
Lows Lake, and Raquette Pond (Tupper Lake) at Setting Pole Dam.
Extensive diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at Piercefield.
Satellite and telephone gage-height telemeter at station.
Peak Flow and Stage Information
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U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
