This station is operated in cooperation
with:
New York City Department of Environmental
Protection
LOCATION.--Lat 42°07'59", long 74°41'44"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Delaware County, NY,
Hydrologic Unit 02040102, on right bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on
State Highway 28 in Dunraven, and 2.5 mi southeast of
Margaretville.
DRAINAGE AREA.--34.9 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1941 to September 1962, annual
maximum only--1996, maximum only--October to November 1996, December
1996 to current year.
REVISIONS HISTORY.--WDR NY-97-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage
is 1,294.68 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to October 1996, at site 100
ft upstream at datum 1.55 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Water Years 2014-16: Records good except those for
estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 5,690 ft³/s,
Jan. 19, 1996, gage height, 9.60 ft, from floodmark, present site and
datum (11.20 ft, from floodmark in gage well, site and datum then in
use), from rating curve extended above 1,300 ft³/s on basis of
contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum discharge, 0.60
ft³/s, Sept. 10, 1997; minimum gage height, 1.83 ft, July 13,
2008.
Peak Flow and Stage Information
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