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LOCATION.--Lat 42°40'23", long
74°15'14" referenced to North American Datum of 1983,
Schoharie County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02020005, on right bank
15 ft downstream from bridge on Drebitko Road, and 2.9 mi
northeast of Schoharie.
DRAINAGE AREA.--99 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Occasional miscellaneous discharge measurements, water years 1906, 1949-50, 1956-61, 1965, 1993-95. November 2017 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 649.76 ft above NAVD of 1988.
REMARKS.--Occasional slight regulation at low flow by small lakes and ponds upstream from station.
Water Years 2018-21: Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 4,600 ft³/s, July 12, 2021, gage height, 8.25 ft; maximum gage height, 8.33 ft, Jan. 24, 2019 (ice jam), from crest-stage gage; minimum discharge, 1.1 ft³/s, Sept. 23, 25, 26, 27, 2020, gage height, 1.67 ft; minimum gage height, 1.66 ft, July 16, 17, 2018.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 7,840 ft³/s, Apr. 4, 1987, on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow.
DRAINAGE AREA.--99 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Occasional miscellaneous discharge measurements, water years 1906, 1949-50, 1956-61, 1965, 1993-95. November 2017 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 649.76 ft above NAVD of 1988.
REMARKS.--Occasional slight regulation at low flow by small lakes and ponds upstream from station.
Water Years 2018-21: Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 4,600 ft³/s, July 12, 2021, gage height, 8.25 ft; maximum gage height, 8.33 ft, Jan. 24, 2019 (ice jam), from crest-stage gage; minimum discharge, 1.1 ft³/s, Sept. 23, 25, 26, 27, 2020, gage height, 1.67 ft; minimum gage height, 1.66 ft, July 16, 17, 2018.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 7,840 ft³/s, Apr. 4, 1987, on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow.
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