LOCATION.--Lat 44°20'57.40", long
73°51'59.20" referenced to North American Datum of
1983, Essex County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04150404, on left bank
1,000 ft downstream of culvert on State Highway 86, about 1 mi
southeast of High Falls Gorge.
DRAINAGE AREA.--0.51 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--November 2019 to December 2022.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum
of gage is 1,287.18 ft above NAVD of 1988.
REMARKS.--Water Years 2020-23: Records fair except those
for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum
discharge, 31.5 ft³/s, July 12, 2020, gage height,
2.38 ft; maximum gage height, 2.44 ft, Jan. 17, 2020, result of
ice jam; minimum discharge, 0.03 ft³/s, Aug. 20, 2022, gage
height, 1.16 ft.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD1.--WATER TEMPERATURE:
November 2019 to December 2022.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: November 2019 to December
2022.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD1.--WATER
TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 13.3 °C, July. 27, 2020; minimum, -0.1 °C
on many days during winter periods.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 272 uS/cm at 25 °C, Sept. 8,
2022; minimum, 29 uS/cm at 25 °C, Mar. 26, 2021.
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