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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04258700 DEER RIVER AT DEER RIVER, NY
LOCATION - Lat 43°55'48.9", long 75°35'28.6" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Lewis County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04150101, on left bank 350 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 26, and 2.0 mi upstream from mouth, at Deer River.
DRAINAGE AREA - 97.2 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR NY-82-1: Drainage area. WDR-NY-94-1: 1963-64(M), 1972(M), 1985(M), 1993(M). Maximum discharges for water years 2011-16 were revised on Feb. 2, 2018 based on measurements made during 2014 and 2017 following the flood of Oct. 1, 2010. The discharge associated with the indirect discharge measurement made for the event of Apr. 4, 1963, was revised on Mar. 6, 2024, based on a review of the measurement completed on July 6, 1995. The maximum discharges for water years 2011-2023 were revised on Oct. 17, 2024, based on changes to the stage-discharge rating.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1956 to September 1968, water years 1969-75, 1977 to current year (annual maximum only).
GAGE - Crest-stage partial-record station. Datum of gage is 762.36 ft above NGVD of 1929 and 761.98 ft above NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 17,200 ft³/s, Dec. 29, 1984, gage height, 10.63 ft, from floodmarks; maximum gage height, 11.10 ft, Mar. 6, 1979 (ice jam).
