USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04232200 CATHARINE CREEK AT MONTOUR FALLS, NY
LOCATION - Lat 42°19'41.8", long 76°50'38.1" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Schuyler County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04140201, on right bank at downstream side of bridge on South Genesee Street, 0.4 mi south of village line of Montour Falls, and 0.6 mi upstream from diversion channel.
DRAINAGE AREA - 39.4 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR NY-97-3: 1993 (M), 1995-96 (M). WDR NY-03-3: 2000-02 (M). The maximum discharge for water years 2013-14, 2016-19 and the discharge for the period Mar. 26, 2019, to Sept. 30, 2019, was revised on Aug. 23, 2021, based on changes to the stage-discharge rating.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Low-flow partial record--1955-62, 1964-66, 1970, continuous record--August 1975 to September 1977 (no winter records), March 2019 to current year. Annual maximum only--1987 to 2018.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 473.40 ft above NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, about 4,700 ft³/s, Nov. 8, 1996, gage height, 8.48 ft; minimum daily discharge, 3.9 ft³/s, Sept. 17, 2020; minimum gage height, 1.93 ft, July 29, Sept. 8, 1976.