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USGS 04270200 LITTLE SALMON RIVER AT BOMBAY NY

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LOCATION.--Lat 44°56'24", long 74°33'25" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Franklin County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04150307, on right bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on County Highway 4, 0.5 mi east of village of Bombay, and 7.2 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--89.7 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Occasional low-flow measurements, water years 1954-55, 1957. August to November 1957, July 1958 to March 1995, annual maximum only--1996-98, April 2002 to current year.
REVISIONS HISTORY.--WDR NY-82-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 173.91 ft above NGVD of 1929 and 173.56 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to July 1958, at site 100 ft upstream at datum 0.72 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Water Years 2014-24: Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 3,890 ft³/s, Aug. 10, 2024, gage height, 14.54 ft, from floodmark; minimum discharge, 8.0 ft³/s, Aug. 6, 7, 1965.