LOCATION.--Lat 40°43'15.8", long 73°05'28.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Suffolk County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02030202, at West Sayville Boat Basin, in West Sayville.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--April 2017 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929.
REMARKS.--Satellite and telephone elevation telemeters at station.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Storm tide of Oct. 30, 2012, reached an elevation of 6.5 ft, from high-water mark at site 0.1 mi north.
PERIOD OF RECORD¹.--April 2017 to current year. Sampling depth records for April 2017 to current year are unpublished and available in files of the Geological Survey.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD¹.--WATER TEMPERATURE: April 2017 to current year. SALINITY: April 2017 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION¹.--Water-quality monitor provides 6-minute-interval readings collected from 0.5 ft above bottom. Salinity record computed from specific-conductance readings.
REMARKS¹.--Satellite and telephone telemeters for water temperature, specific conductance, and sampling depth parameters at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD¹.--WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 30.6 °C, July 22, 2019; minimum, -1.6 °C, Dec. 29, 30, 2017, Jan. 6, 15, 16, 2018, and Jan. 29, 30, 2022. SALINITY: Maximum, 30.8 psu, Sept. 24, 2017; minimum, 18.9 psu, June 25, 2019.
¹ Water-Quality Records

Rating Curve

Get the latest shift-adjusted rating table for this site at the
USGS Rating Depot.   What is a shift-adjusted rating?

Peak Flow and Stage Information

NAVD 1988 Datum Conversion Information

Elevation observations and tidal predictions for this station are reported to NGVD 1929. To convert data to NAVD 1988 subtract 1.11 ft. To convert data to MHHW datum subtract 1.82 ft. To convert data to MLLW datum subtract 0.47 ft. These corrections vary from site to site.

NGVD 1929 is the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, formerly called "mean sea level" or "Sea Level Datum of 1929." NGVD 1929 was a general adjustment of the first-order level nets fit to mean sea level at 26 tide gages in the US and Canada. NAVD 1988 is the North American Vertical Datum of 1988, which is a geodetic datum derived from a general adjustment of the first-order level nets fit to 1 tide gage in eastern Canada. MHHW is mean higher high water, which is a site-specific datum determined by averaging the highest of the 2 high tides that occur each day over a 19-year tidal epoch. For tide gages with less than 19 years of record, this datum is estimated by correlation with long-term tide gages. MLLW is mean lower low water, which is a site-specific datum determined by averaging the lowest of the 2 low tides that occur each day over a 19-year tidal epoch. For tide gages with less than 19 years of record, this datum is estimated by correlation with long-term tide gages.

Additional sensor graph(s) available (click on graph or sensor name)

Water elevation, astronomical-tide elevation, and residual water level Graph updated every 15 minutes

Alternate link to graph

Station image