USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01434498 WEST BRANCH NEVERSINK RIVER AT CLARYVILLE, NY
LOCATION - Lat 41°55'13.5", long 74°34'27.8" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Sullivan County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02040104, on left bank about 50 ft upstream from bridge on County Highway 157 in Claryville.
DRAINAGE AREA - 33.8 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 1991 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,615.82 ft above NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 11,600 ft³/s, Aug. 28, 2011, gage height, 15.38 ft, from rating curve extended above 3,400 ft³/s on basis of runoff comparisons with nearby stations; minimum discharge, 5.9 ft³/s, result of freezeup, Mar. 14, 1993; minimum gage height, 3.61 ft, Aug. 27, 2005.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: January 2020 to current year. WATER TEMPERATURE: January 2020 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 - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 43 uS/cm at 25 °C, Aug. 30, 2022; minimum, 13 uS/cm at 25 °C, Oct. 26, 27, 2021. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 24.7 °C, July 27, 2020, June 30, 2021; minimum, 0.0 °C, on many days during winter periods.