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62614 Elevation, lake/res, NGVD29(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
04232400 SENECA LAKE AT WATKINS GLEN, NY
LOCATION - Lat 42°23'00", long 76°52'05" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Schuyler County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04140201, on east bank, about 300 ft from lake on shorter of two boat slips, at Watkins Glen.
DRAINAGE AREA - 704 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 2112: Drainage area. The daily mean value of May 13, 1981 was revised on Mar. 3, 2020.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1956 to September 2013 (discontinued).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929. To convert elevations to NAVD of 1988, subtract 0.62 ft. To convert elevations to NYS Barge Canal Datum, add 1.59 ft (furnished by NYS Department of Public Works, 1956). Prior to Oct. 1, 1975, elevations originally published at datum 438.41 ft higher.
REMARKS - Area of water surface, 67.6 mi². Diversion from Susquehanna River basin enters lake through Keuka Lake Outlet at Dresden. Lake elevation regulated by taintor gates on Seneca River at Lock 4, Waterloo, for operation of Erie (Barge) Canal and power generation by New York State Electric and Gas Corp. Telephone and satellite gage-height telemeters at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum elevation, 448.95 ft, Apr. 26, 27, 1993; minimum elevation, 442.64 ft, Mar. 14, 1978.