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.
USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04232730 SENECA RIVER NEAR SENECA FALLS, NY
LOCATION - Lat 42°56'20", long 76°45'40" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Seneca County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04140201, on right bank, 30 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 89, 1.1 mi upstream from Cayuga Lake, and about 2.5 mi downstream from Lock 2 of the Cayuga-Seneca Canal in Seneca Falls.
DRAINAGE AREA - 785 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2005 to current year.
GAGE - Acoustic velocity meter and water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 376.81 ft above NGVD of 1929 and 376.25 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to Apr. 1, 2019, datum of gage was NGVD of 1929.
REMARKS - Flow regulated by Cayuga-Seneca Canal Locks 2 and 3, and Seneca Falls Power Project. Flow affected by backwater from Cayuga Lake.
Water Years 2014-23: Records good except estimated daily discharges, which are fair.
Water Years 2014-23: Records good except estimated daily discharges, which are fair.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily discharge, 3,290 ft³/s, May 4, 2011; maximum gage height, 7.95 ft, May 1, 2011, present datum; minimum daily discharge, -23.9 ft³/s, Feb. 21, 2021. Maximum and minimum instantaneous discharges not determined.
