LOCATION.--Lat 42°26'30", long
75°35'47" referenced to North American Datum of 1983,
Chenango County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02050102, on left bank, 30
ft downstream of Main Street bridge, in Village of Oxford Fire
Station.
DRAINAGE AREA.--458 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--September 2008 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 950.00 ft
above NGVD of 1929 and 949.44 above NAVD of 1988.
REMARKS.--Slight diversion from upstream tributaries
into Mohawk River basin for operation of Erie (Barge)
Canal.
Water Year 2014: Records good except those for estimated daily
discharges, which are fair.
Water Years 2015-20: Records fair except those for estimated
daily discharges, which are poor.
Water Years 2021-23: Records good except those for estimated
daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge,
14,100 ft³/s, Sept. 8, 2011, gage height, 21.76 ft; minimum
discharge, 39 ft³/s, July 16, 2018; minimum gage
height, 6.46 ft, Sept. 26, 2016.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of June 28,
2006, reached a stage of 22.51 ft, from floodmarks
approximately 500 ft downstream of gage, discharge not
determined.
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