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8 data types available - data from 2011-12-14 to 2026-08-19

3 data types available - data from 2011-12-14 to 2026-08-17

1 data types available - data from 1959-01-27 to 2026-03-30

0 observed properties (data types) available

3 data types available - data from 2011-12-14 to 2026-08-17

Available location images

Mohawk River at Lock 8 near Schenectady Lock View

Mohawk River at Lock 8 near Schenectady, NY. Part of the Mohawk River ice jam monitoring network. View of Lock 8.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	01354330	n/a
Location name	MOHAWK RIVER AT LOCK 8 NEAR SCHENECTADY NY	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	42.82801388888889	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-73.9907	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from digital map	N
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - .01 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS).	H
District	New York	36
State	New York	36
County	Schenectady County	093
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	199.46 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.01 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Mohawk	02020004
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	3270 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	EST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	N	n/a
National aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer		n/a
Local aquifer type		n/a
Well depth		n/a
Hole depth		n/a
Source of depth data		n/a