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USGS 01505810 CHENANGO RIVER AT OXFORD NY

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LOCATION.--Lat 42°26'30", long 75°35'47" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Chenango County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02050102, on left bank, 30 ft downstream of Main Street bridge, in Village of Oxford Fire Station.
DRAINAGE AREA.--458 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--September 2008 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 950.00 ft above NGVD of 1929 and 949.44 above NAVD of 1988.
REMARKS.--Slight diversion from upstream tributaries into Mohawk River basin for operation of Erie (Barge) Canal.
Water Year 2014: Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are fair.
Water Years 2015-20: Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
Water Years 2021-23: Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 14,100 ft³/s, Sept. 8, 2011, gage height, 21.76 ft; minimum discharge, 39 ft³/s, July 16, 2018; minimum gage height, 6.46 ft, Sept. 26, 2016.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of June 28, 2006, reached a stage of 22.51 ft, from floodmarks approximately 500 ft downstream of gage, discharge not determined.