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USGS 01338000 ORISKANY CREEK NEAR ORISKANY NY

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LOCATION.--Lat 43°08'34.0", long 75°20'16.1" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Oneida County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02020004, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on County Highway 32 (Valley Road), 1.0 mi south of State Highway 69 in Oriskany, and 2.3 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--144 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1901 to November 1904, October 2014 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 428.13 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to October 2014, at different datum.
REMARKS.--Slight diversion from Chenango River basin for operation of Erie (Barge) Canal.
Water Years 2015-19, 2021-23: Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Water Year 2020: Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges and those for Nov. 2 to July 11, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge (since September 2014), 9,810 ft³/s, Nov. 1, 2019, gage height, 11.71 ft; minimum discharge (since September 2014), 34 ft³/s, Aug. 25, 2020; minimum gage height, 2.13 ft, Aug. 25, 2020, Aug. 21, 2022.