Black Rock Canal at Black Rock Lock, Buffalo NY - 04216218
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Black Rock Canal at Black Rock Lock, Buffalo NY - 04216218
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 13, 2025 - March 20, 2025
Lake or reservoir elevation above International Great Lakes Datum (IGLD), feet
570.68 ft - Mar 20, 2025 05:00:00 AM EDT
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Status
Time
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570.68 ft
Provisional
Mar 20, 2025
05:00:00 AM EDT
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570.68 ft
Provisional
Mar 20, 2025
05:00:00 AM EDT
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Statistics for March 20, 2025 based on 36 years of data
Lake or reservoir elevation above International Great Lakes Datum (IGLD), feet
low (2000)
570.06 ft
25th percentile
570.86 ft
median
571.67 ft
75th percentile
572.53 ft
mean
571.65 ft
high (2020)
574.09 ft
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1 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2025-03-20
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Lake or reservoir elevation above International Great Lakes Datum (IGLD), feet
2007-10-01 - 2025-03-20
Daily data
1 data types available - data from 1984-10-01 to 2025-03-19
Field measurements
0 data types available
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0 observed properties (data types) available
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Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values | 1984-10-01 | 2025-03-20 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2005-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 04216218 is associated with a Stream in Erie County, New York. Current conditions of Lake or reservoir elevation above International Great Lakes Datum (IGLD) are available. Water data back to 1984 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
04216218 | n/a |
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Site name
|
BLACK ROCK CANAL AT BLACK ROCK LOCK, BUFFALO NY | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 425601.8 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0785418.0 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 42.9338333 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -78.905 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Interpolated from Digital MAP. | N |
|
Latitude-longitude accuracy
|
Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). | 1 |
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Latitude-longitude datum
|
North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
|
District
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New York | 36 |
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State
|
New York | 36 |
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County
|
Erie County | 029 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | n/a | |
| Name of location map | BUFFALO NW, NY | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 0.00 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Level or other surveyed method. | L |
| Altitude accuracy | .01 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
International Great Lakes Datum | IGLD |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Niagara | 04120104 |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | YNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
|
Drainage area
|
263700 square miles | n/a |
| Contributing drainage area | n/a | |
| Time Zone abbreviation | EST | n/a |
|
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
|
N | n/a |
|
Data reliability
|
n/a | |
| Data-other GW files | NNNNNNNN | n/a |
| National aquifer | n/a | |
| Local aquifer | n/a | |
|
Local aquifer type
|
n/a | |
| Well depth | n/a | |
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Hole depth
|
n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | n/a |
