LOCATION.--Lat 43°30'41.8", long
75°18'24.4" referenced to North American Datum of
1983, Oneida County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04150101, on left bank
at downstream side of bridge on Moose River Road, 0.8 mi
upstream from Sugar River, and 2 mi northeast of
Boonville.
DRAINAGE AREA.--284 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--January to February 1911 (monthly
discharges only, published in WSP 1307), March 1911 to current
year.
REVISIONS HISTORY.--WSP 784: 1934. WSP 1084: 1912(M),
1913, 1917-1919(M), 1922(M), 1924(M), 1926(M), 1928(M),
1930(M), 1933(M). WSP 1307: 1914(M). WDR NY-82-1: Drainage
area. WDR NY-05-1: 2004.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum
of gage is 935.50 ft above NGVD of 1929 and 934.46 ft above
NAVD of 1988. Prior to Sept. 27, 1933, nonrecording gage at
same site and datum.
REMARKS.--Occasional regulation by several headwater
reservoirs. Forestport feeder diverts water from State Pond at
Forestport 9 mi upstream. That portion of diverted water which
does not pass Black River Canal (flowing south), returns to
Black River downstream from station through Mill Creek
sluiceway. Slight diurnal fluctuation at medium and low flow
caused by powerplant 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,
12,800 ft³/s, Apr. 18, 1982, Dec. 30, 1984, gage heights, 11.31
ft and 11.41 ft, respectively; maximum gage height, 13.10 ft,
Feb. 21, 1981 (ice jam); minimum observed discharge, about 5
ft³/s, Aug. 26, 1918, gage height, 2.40 ft.