LOCATION.--Lat 42°51'16.6", long
78°45'23.1" referenced to North American Datum of
1983, Erie County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04120103, on left bank
300 ft downstream from bridge on Union Road in Gardenville, 2.0
mi upstream from Cayuga Creek, and 10.1 mi upstream from
mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--142 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1938 to current year.
REVISIONS HISTORY.--WSP 1337: 1939-52. WDR NY-78-1:
1939-1976 (P), 1972. WDR NY-82-3: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 603.65 ft
above NGVD of 1929 and 603.11 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to
Sept. 26, 1968, at site 400 ft downstream at same datum.
REMARKS.--Water Years 2014-18: Records good except those
for estimated daily discharges, which are fair. Water Years
2019-23: Records good except those for estimated daily
discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge,
11,300 ft³/s, Mar. 1, 1955, Mar. 7, 1956; maximum gage height,
14.91 ft, Feb. 4, 2019 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.2
ft³/s, Sept. 1, 1964.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge,
16,000 ft³/s, sometime in June 1937, provided by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers.
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