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LOCATION.--Lat 42°13'23.7", long 73°53'07.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Greene County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02020006, on left bank 0.3 mi downstream of Kaaterskill Creek, and 1.10 mi upstream of State Highway 9W bridge in Catskill.
DRAINAGE AREA.--405 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Miscellaneous discharge measurements, water years 2008, 2011. March 2011 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 3.96 ft above NGVD of 1929. Auxiliary water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage, 0.2 mi downstream from base gage at datum 0.90 ft below NGVD of 1929.
REMARKS.--Records poor. Telephone gage-height telemeter at station. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant upstream from station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, about 64,000 ft³/s, Aug. 28, 2011, gage height, 27.42 ft, from floodmarks, from runoff comparisons of peak flow with nearby stations; minimum discharge not determined.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD¹.--SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: March 2011 to current year.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD¹.--SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION: Maximum daily mean, about 4,150 mg/L, Aug. 28, 2011; minimum daily mean, <0.5 mg/L, Dec. 1, 2012.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: Maximum daily, about 496,000 tons, Aug. 28, 2011; minimum daily, 0.06 tons, Sept. 16, 2012, but may have been less on Dec. 1, 2012.
¹ Water-Quality Records

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