USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01358000 HUDSON RIVER AT GREEN ISLAND, NY
LOCATION - Lat 42°45'08", long 73°41'20" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Albany County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02020003, on right bank at Green Island, just upstream from Troy Lock and Dam, and 0.5 mi downstream from 5th branch Mohawk River.
DRAINAGE AREA - 8,090 mi². approximately (including that above site of former auxiliary gage).
REVISIONS HISTORY - 2014. 2016: Datum.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 1946 to current year (October 1997 to September 2000, discharges only for days when inflatable rubber dam was considered to have been collapsed; see REMARKS).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.18 ft below NGVD of 1929 and 0.92 ft below NAVD of 1988. From July 1, 1946 to Mar. 12, 1962, auxiliary water-stage recorder on bypass channel at datum 10.59 ft higher. Power transducer on each turbine in powerplant. Since Oct. 1, 2008, auxiliary acoustic velocity meter about 1,600 ft upstream from base gage.
COOPERATION - Information on turbine operation provided by Green Island Power Authority.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of Mar. 19, 1936, reached a stage of 29.48 ft at gage on opposite bank, from information by Corps of Engineers (discharge, 215,000 ft³/s). Flood of Mar. 28, 1913, prior to construction of Sacandaga Reservoir and Troy lock and dam, reached a stage about 0.2 ft higher upstream from former dam near same site. Downstream from dams, flood in 1913 was about 3.3 ft higher than flood in 1936, from information by Corps of Engineers.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 181,000 ft³/s, Dec. 31, 1948, Aug. 29, 2011, gage height, 27.05 ft; minimum discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 13.68 ft, July 6, 1981, when pool was lowered for inspection of flashboards.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1954 to September 1981, May 2024 to July 2024.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 1954 to September 1981, May 2024 to July 2024.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: May 2024 to July 2024.
TURBIDITY: May 2024 to July 2024.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: 1954-81 Water Years -- Maximum, 29.0 °C, July 31, 1987; minimum, 0.0 °C, on many days. 2024 Water Year -- Maximum, 29.3 °C, June 20, 2024; minimum, 20.2 °C, May 21, 2024.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 355 uS/cm @ 25°C, June 23, 2024; minimum, 188 uS/cm @ 25°C, May 24, 2024.
TURBIDITY: Maximum, 12.2 FNU, July 1, 2024; minimum, 2.1 FNU, May 21, 23, 2024.