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USGS 04214060 BIG SISTER CREEK AT EVANS CENTER NY

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LOCATION.--Lat 42°39'25.7", long 79°02'07.8" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Erie County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04120103, on upstream right side of Erie Road Bridge, 1,000 ft southwest of the Evans Center Fire Department, and 2.2 mi upstream of mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--48.4 mi².  
PERIOD OF RECORD.--September 2017 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 591.72 ft above NAVD of 1988.
REMARKS.--Water Years 2017-24: Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 4,790 ft³/s, Nov. 6, 2017, gage height, 10.22 ft; maximum gage height, 13.44 ft, Feb. 4, 2019, Feb. 17, 2022 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.10 ft³/s, Oct. 7, 2024, gage height, 2.79 ft.

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This station managed by the NY Water Science Center Buffalo.

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