USGS Water-Year Summary 2022
01306402 GREAT SOUTH BAY AT WEST SAYVILLE NY
LOCATION - Lat 40°43'15.8", long 73°05'28.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Suffolk County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02030202, at West Sayville Boat Basin, in West Sayville.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2017 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Storm tide of Oct. 30, 2012, reached an elevation of 6.5 ft, from high-water mark at site 0.1 mi north.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 2017 to current year. Sampling depth records for April 2017 to current year are unpublished and available in files of the Geological Survey.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: April 2017 to current year. SALINITY: April 2017 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.