LOCATION.--Lat 42°14'13", long
74°20'25" referenced to North American Datum of 1983,
Greene County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02020005, on left bank 0.2
mi downstream from bridge on Bush Road, and 1.2 mi east of
Lexington.
DRAINAGE AREA.--96.8 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1999 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum
of gage is 1,339.23 ft above NAVD of 1988.
REMARKS.--Seasonal diversion for snowmaking by Hunter
Mountain ski area near Tannersville.
Water Years 2014-20: Records good except those for estimated
daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge,
40,500 ft³/s, Aug. 28, 2011, gage height, 22.87 ft, outside
gage height was 24.11 ft, from floodmark, from rating curve
extended above 15,000 ft³/s on basis of contracted-opening
measurement of peak flow; minimum discharge, 4.8 ft³/s, Aug.
21, 22, 2002; minimum gage height, 1.24 ft, July 19,
2012.
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