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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04237962 ONONDAGA CREEK NEAR CARDIFF, NY
LOCATION - Lat 42°54'00", long 76°10'09" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Onondaga County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04140201, on left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 20, 0.7 mi west of Tully Farms Road, 1.6 mi northwest of Cardiff, and 2.2 mi upstream from Onondaga Reservoir.
DRAINAGE AREA - 33.9 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2001 to current year.
GAGE - Acoustic velocity meter, water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 486.62 ft above NAVD of 1988. From Apr. 9, 2004 to May 13, 2005, at site 1.1 mi upstream at datum about 15 ft higher, from topographic map.
REMARKS - Water Years 2014-17: Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily discharge, about 1,070 ft³/s, Apr. 3, 2005; maximum gage height, 8.85 ft, Aug. 30, 2004, from floodmark, site and datum then in use; minimum daily discharge, 3.8 ft³/s, Sept. 14, 2002. Maximum and minimum instantaneous discharges not determined.
