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	Available Parameters
	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	62619 Elevation, ocean/est, NGVD29(Mean,Tid.,Tid.,Tid.,Tid.)
	90860 Salinity, at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)

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01302845 FROST CREEK AT SHEEP LANE BRIDGE AT LATTINGTOWN, NY

LOCATION - Lat 40°54'18.4", long 73°35'35.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Nassau County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02030201, at Sheep Lane bridge, in Lattingtown.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - December 2007 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929.

REMARKS - Satellite telemeter for elevation at station. Gaps in record caused by equipment malfunctions are filled with estimated data from nearby gage 01302600 West Pond at Glen Cove NY and 01304057 Flax Pond at Old Field NY.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Storm tide of Dec. 11, 1992, reached an elevation of 11.9 ft, from high-water mark at site 0.78 mi north-northeast.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum elevation, 11.12 ft, Oct. 29, 2012; minimum elevation, -0.99 ft, Nov. 15, 2018.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - December 2007 to current year. Sampling depth records for December 2007 to current year are unpublished and available in files of the Geological Survey.

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: December 2007 to current year. SALINITY: December 2007 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor provides 6-minute-interval readings collected from 0.5 ft above bottom. Salinity record computed from specific-conductance readings.

REMARKS - Satellite telemeter for water temperature, specific conductance, and sampling depth parameters at station. Station discontinued from October 1, 2011, to Sept. 30, 2012.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 34.4 °C, July 18, 2013; minimum, -1.7 °C, on many days.

SALINITY: Maximum, 32.6 psu, Jan. 2, 2018; minimum, 4.1 psu, July 1, 2015.