USGS Current Conditions for USGS 01374559 WEST BRANCH CROTON RIVER AT RICHARDSVILLE NY

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USGS 01374559 WEST BRANCH CROTON RIVER AT RICHARDSVILLE NY

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LOCATION.--Lat 41°28'13.7", long 73°45'34.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Putnam County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02030101, on right bank 200 ft downstream from State Highway 301, and 0.9 mi northeast of Richardsville.
DRAINAGE AREA.--11 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1995 to current year.
REVISIONS HISTORY.--WDR NY-00-1: 1996-99 (P).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 586.60 ft above NAVD of 1988.
REMARKS.--Occasional regulation by small lakes upstream from station.
Water Years 2014-23: Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,290 ft³/s, Sept. 17, 1999, gage height, 4.88 ft; maximum gage height, 5.05 ft, Apr. 16, 2007; no flow part of each day Aug. 8-10, 24, 1999, Sept. 13-14, 19-20, 2001.