LOCATION.--Lat 43°04'57.3", long
76°52'39.1" referenced to North American Datum of
1983, Wayne County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04140201, on right bank
0.3 mi upstream from Mill Street bridge, 0.4 mi southwest of
Clyde, and 2.7 mi upstream from Lock E26 of the Erie
Canal.
DRAINAGE AREA.--833 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--November 2021 to current year.
GAGE.--Acoustic velocity meter, water-stage recorder,
and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 370.00 ft above NAVD of
1988.
REMARKS.--Clyde River basin receives water from the Erie
(Barge) Canal 1.2 mi upstream from this station. A large
amount of natural storage and some regulation is afforded by
many lakes and the operation of the Erie (Barge) Canal in the
river basin. Flow slightly regulated by Lock E27 of the
Erie Canal 9.5 mi upstream from station and Lock E26 of the
Erie Canal 2.7 mi downstream from station. Flow
occasionally reversed as a result of wind
affect.
Water Years 2022-23: Records fair except those for
estimated daily discharges and those below 400 ft³/s, which are
poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 6,430
ft³/s, Jan. 27, 2024, gage height, 16.22 ft; maximum gage
height, 16.27 ft, Feb. 24, 2022, Apr. 7, 2023; minimum daily
discharge, -188 ft³/s, May 19, 2024; minimum gage height, 5.76
ft, Nov. 27, 2022.