USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04273996 WEST BRANCH AUSABLE RIVER TRIBUTARY 1 ABOVE STATE HIGHWAY 86 NEAR LAKE PLACID, NY
LOCATION - Lat 44°18'11.16", long 73°55'13.10" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Essex County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04150404, on left bank 500 ft upstream from the mouth at the State Highway 86 culvert, 3.8 mi northeast of Lake Placid.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1.30 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 2019 to December 2022 (discontinued).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,674.25 ft above NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 25.7 ft³/s, Jan. 12, 2020, gage height, 2.17 ft; maximum gage height, 2.48 ft, Jan. 13, 2020, affected by backwater; minimum discharge, 0.06 ft³/s, July 6, 2020, gage height, 0.65 ft; minimum gage height, 0.60 ft, Sept. 22, 2020.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: November 2019 to current year. WATER TEMPERATURE: November 2019 to current year.