LOCATION.--Lat 43°02'09", long
76°10'54" referenced to North American Datum of 1983,
Onondaga County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04140201, on left bank 280
ft upstream from bridge on Holden Street at Syracuse, 100 ft
downstream from gated outlet of Velasko Road Detention Basin,
and 2.6 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--10 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--June 1959 to September 2020
(discontinued).
REVISIONS HISTORY.--WSP 2112: Drainage area. WDR
NY-82-3: 1981 (M). WDR NY-88-3: 1986-87 (M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum
of gage is 391.16 ft above NGVD of 1929 and 390.60 ft above
NAVD of 1988 (VERTCON). Prior to Sept. 18, 1978, at site 1,660
ft upstream, and Sept. 18, 1978 to May 31, 1980, at site 1,800
ft upstream, at datum 3.63 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Flow includes some sewage and storm sewer
inflow, some originating outside the basin. Since June 1980,
flow can be regulated at Velasko Road Detention Basin 100 ft
upstream.
Water Years 2014-20: Records fair except those for estimated
daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 726
ft³/s, July 3, 1974, gage height, 8.34 ft, site and datum then
in use, from rating curve extended above 170 ft³/s on basis of
slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow for part of each
day July 14, 16, 18, 1997, Aug. 20, 26, 1998, Sept. 11, 14,
1998, result of regulation for maintenance work in the
channel.