USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01425805 OQUAGA CREEK AT MCCLURE, NY
LOCATION - Lat 42°02'55.3", long 75°29'06.7" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Broome County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02040101, on left bank 70 ft upstream from bridge on Old Route 17, 0.4 mi downstream from Fly Creek, 4.0 mi upstream from West Branch Delaware River, and 3.2 mi southwest of Deposit.
DRAINAGE AREA - 58.2 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Discharge for the period Aug. 7, 2020, and Aug. 11, 12, 2020, was revised on April 22, 2021, based on changes to the stage-discharge rating. Discharge for the period Oct. 26, 2021, to Apr. 13, 2022, was revised on Feb. 9, 2023, based on changes to the stage-discharge rating.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 2019 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,064.51 ft above NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 4,560 ft³/s, Dec. 25, 2020, gage height, 12.46 ft; minimum discharge, 2.58 ft³/s, Aug. 29, 30, 2022, gage height, 3.79 ft; minimum gage height, 3.18 ft, Jan. 22, 2022, result of freezeup.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: December 2019 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-temperature satellite telemeter provides 15-minute-interval readings.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 27.7 °C, July 27, 2020; minimum, -0.2 °C, Feb. 7, 8, 12, 16, 17, 2021.