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    USGS 01330000 GLOWEGEE CREEK AT WEST MILTON NY

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    LOCATION.--Lat 43°01'50.9", long 73°55'39.3" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Saratoga County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02020003, on left bank at upstream side of bridge on County Highway 49, 0.5 mi south of West Milton, 1.5 mi upstream from mouth, and 4.0 mi northwest of Ballston Spa.
    DRAINAGE AREA.--24.9 mi².
    PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 1948 to June 1963, October 1990 to current year.
    GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Concrete control since June 20, 1952. Datum of gage is 407.22 ft above NGVD of 1929 and 406.70 ft above NAVD of 1988 (VERTCON). Prior to Aug. 27, 1948, nonrecording gage at highway bridge at same site and datum.
    REMARKS.--Since May 1955, groundwater pumpage by the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, West Milton site, enters Glowegee Creek upstream from station.
    Water Years 2014-24: Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
    EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,670 ft³/s, Dec. 31, 1948, gage height, 7.04 ft (prior to concrete control); maximum gage height, 7.48 ft, Apr. 8, 2022; minimum discharge, 0.37 ft³/s, Aug. 10, 11, 1949, gage height, 0.67 ft (prior to concrete control).
    PERIOD OF RECORD1.--WATER TEMPERATURE: March 1953 to June 1973 (maximum and minimum only).
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    This station managed by the NY Water Science Center Troy.

    Available Parameters Available Period
    		  
    1990-10-25  2025-10-01
    2007-10-01  2025-10-01







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    Summary of all available data for this site
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    Discharge, cubic feet per second
    Most recent instantaneous value: 7.70 10-01-2025   13:30 EST
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    Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Oct 1 based on 50 water years of record more
    Min
    (1949)    		 25th
    percen-
    tile    		 Most Recent
    Instantaneous
    Value Oct 1    		 Median 75th
    percen-
    tile    		 Mean Max
    (2011)
    1.60 5 7.70 11 22 28 555

    Gage height, feet
    Most recent instantaneous value: 2.99 10-01-2025   13:30 EST
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