LOCATION.--Lat 44°20'48.1", long
73°52'09" referenced to North American Datum of 1983,
Essex County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04300104, on right bank 260
ft upstream of culvert on State Highway 86, about 1 mi
southeast of High Falls Gorge.
DRAINAGE AREA.--0.41 mi².
GAGE.--There is no gage. Discharge is estimated based on
records for West Branch Ausable River Tributary 2 below State
Highway 86 near Wilmington, NY (station 04274051) and adjusted
for intervening area.
REMARKS.--Water Years 2021-22: Records poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 22.7
ft³/s, estimated, Mar. 26, 2021; minimum discharge, 0.02 ft³/s,
estimated, Aug. 20, 2022. Both extremes were determined on
basis of computation of flow at West Branch Ausable River
Tributary 2 below State Highway 86 near Wilmington, NY (station
04274051) and adjusted for intervening area.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD1.--WATER TEMPERATURE:
November 2019 to January 2023.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: November 2019 to January
2023.
INSTRUMENTATION1.--A continuous water-quality
monitor with water temperature and specific conductance
provides 15-minute-interval readings.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD1.--WATER
TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 18.5 °C, July 12, 2020; minimum, -0.1 °C
on several days during winter periods.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 92 uS/cm at 25 °C, Sept. 19,
2022; minimum, 18 uS/cm at 25 °C, Jan. 12, 2020.
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