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discontinued on April 1, 2015. Although historic data will remain
accessible, no new data will be collected unless one or more new
funding partners are found. Users who are willing to contribute funding
to continue operation of this streamgage should contact Rob Breault or
Ward Freeman of the USGS New York Water Science Center at 518-285-5658
or dc_ny@usgs.gov.
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 mi
2.
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
ft
3/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
Peak Flow and Stage Information
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