LOCATION.--Lat 43°21'58", long
74°57'28" referenced to North American Datum of 1983,
Herkimer County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02020004, on right bank 15
ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 8, 2.6 mi southwest
of Wilmurt, and about 3.0 mi upstream from Hinckley
Reservoir.
DRAINAGE AREA.--238 mi². revised.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum only--April 2001. June 2001
to current year.
REVISIONS HISTORY.--WDR-US-2014: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum
of gage is 1,257.97 ft above NGVD of 1929 (NYS DOT
Benchmark) and 1,257.60 ft above NAVD of 1988.
REMARKS.--Water Years 2014-19: Records good except those
for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
Water Years 2020-23: Records fair except those for estimated
daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge,
37,400 ft³/s, Nov. 1, 2019, gage height, 16.73 ft, from
floodmark, from rating curve extended above 23,000 ft³/s on
basis of runoff comparison of peak flow from contracted-opening
measurement at site 3.3 mi upstream; minimum discharge, 34
ft³/s, Sept. 14, 2002; minimum gage height, 1.83 ft, Sept. 28,
2020.
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