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USGS 013621955 BIRCH CREEK AT BIG INDIAN NY

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 42°06'34.3",   Longitude 74°27'06.8"   NAD83
Ulster County, New York, Hydrologic Unit 020200060901
Drainage area: 12.5 square miles
Datum of gage: 1,227.42 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1998-10-01  2026-01-23  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1998-09-30  2026-01-22  9977 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detection angle 90 +-30 degrees to incident light, nephelometric turbidity units (NTU)  2012-05-24  2013-09-29  450 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2016-10-01  2024-09-30  1902 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- Analite  2021-02-15  2026-01-22  1480 
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  2016-10-01  2026-01-22  2497 
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2016-10-01  2026-01-22  2616 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1998-09-30  2025-11-13 9907 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detection angle 90 +-30 degrees to incident light, nephelometric turbidity units (NTU)  2012-05-24  2013-09-29 450 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2016-10-01  2024-09-30 1902 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- Analite  2021-02-15  2025-07-29 1313 
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  2016-10-01  2020-09-29 1460 
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2016-10-01  2021-01-26 1579 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1998-09  2025-11  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detection angle 90 +-30 degrees to incident light, nephelometric turbidity units (NTU)  2012-05  2013-09  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2016-10  2024-09  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- Analite  2021-02  2025-07  
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  2016-10  2020-09  
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2016-10  2021-01  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1998  2026  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detection angle 90 +-30 degrees to incident light, nephelometric turbidity units (NTU)  2012  2013  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2017  2024  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) -- Analite  2021  2025  
    Suspended sediment load, water, unfiltered, computed, the product of regression-computed suspended sediment concentration and streamflow, short tons per day  2017  2020  
    Suspended sediment concentration, water, unfiltered, estimated by regression equation, milligrams per liter  2017  2021  
 Peak streamflow 1999-09-16  2024-12-11  27 
 Field measurements 1998-06-11  2025-11-14  213 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 2009-08-25  2024-01-10  400 
 Water-Year Summary 2005  2025  21 
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