This station is operated in cooperation
with:
New York City Department of Environmental
Protection
LOCATION.--Lat 42°07'12", long 74°49'07"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Delaware County, NY,
Hydrologic Unit 02040102, on right bank 500 ft upstream from bridge on
County Highway 1, about 1,700 ft upstream from Pepacton Reservoir, and
5 mi south of Andes.
DRAINAGE AREA.--33.2 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--February 1937 to current year. Published as
"near Shavertown" 1937-67.
REVISIONS HISTORY.--WDR NY-82-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Concrete
control since November 1937. Datum of gage is 1,285.87 ft above NGVD of
1929 and 1,285.20 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to Aug. 5, 1937,
nonrecording gage at site 500 ft downstream at different datum. Aug. 5
to Sept. 28, 1937, nonrecording gage at site 0.25 mi downstream at
different datum.
REMARKS.--Water Years 2014-18: Records fair except those for
estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 5,900 ft³/s,
Oct. 1, 2010, gage height, 8.51 ft, from rating curve extended above
2,200 ft³/s on basis of runoff comparison of peak flow from
contracted-opening measurement at gage height 7.69 ft at site 0.7 mi
upstream; minimum discharge, 0.5 ft³/s, Sept. 17, 21, 22, 1964.
Peak Flow and Stage Information
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