USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 01423000

Click to hide Water-Year Summary instructions and information

Water-Year Summary reports summarize a year of hydrologic data in a printer-friendly format.
For water years 2014 onward, choose a water year and parameter and an on-demand Water-Year Summary report will be generated.
For water years 2006 through 2013, choose a water year and an Annual Water Data Report will be provided.
For water years 2005 and earlier, Annual Water Data Reports may be available in digital format.
Not all sites have reports available for every water year.

	Available Parameters
	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00060 Discharge(Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)

Select a water year

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30

Print this page

USGS Water-Year Summary 2023

01423000 WEST BRANCH DELAWARE RIVER AT WALTON, NY

LOCATION - Lat 42°09'58.0", long 75°08'24.1" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Delaware County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02040101, on left bank at west end of fairgrounds at Walton, and 100 ft downstream from West Brook.

DRAINAGE AREA - 332 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR NY-82-1: Drainage area. Datum of gage was revised on Oct. 6. 2022, from 1,190.30 ft to 1,188.21 ft above NGVD of 1929 and from 1,189.88 ft to 1,187.77 ft above NAVD of 1988, based on an updated geodetic survey and correction of the original levels.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1950 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,188.21 ft above NGVD of 1929 and 1,187.77 ft above NAVD of 1988.

REMARKS - Water Years 2014-15: Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
Water Years 2016-17: Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
Water Years 2018-19: Records poor.
Water Years 2020-21: Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
Water Years 2022-23: Records good except those above 4,000 ft³/s, which are fair, and those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 28,600 ft³/s, June 28, 2006, gage height, 16.85 ft, outside gage height was 17.10 ft, from crest-stage gage; minimum discharge, 12 ft³/s, Sept. 15, Nov. 22, 1964; minimum gage height, 1.86 ft, Nov. 22, 1964.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2018 to current year. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 2019 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - A continuous water-quality monitor with water temperature and specific conductance provides 15-minute-interval readings.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 33.2°C, July 20, 2022, but may have been higher during period of instrument malfunction; minimum, -0.1°C on several days during 2020 winter period and Feb. 16, 2022, but may have been lower during period of instrument malfunction. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 227 uS/cm at 25 °C, Feb. 4, 2022; minimum, 44 uS/cm at 25 °C, Dec. 25, 2020.