This station is operated in cooperation
with:
U.S. Geological Survey
LOCATION.--Lat 42°05'50", long 76°15'59"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Tioga County, NY,
Hydrologic Unit 02050103, on right bank in pump house for village
sewage treatment plant, 0.4 mi downstream from bridge on State Highway
96, at Owego.
DRAINAGE AREA.--4,216 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Annual maximum only--1988-96, 1999-2009,
October 2009 to current year.
REVISIONS HISTORY.--WDR NY-89-3: 1988 (M). WDR NY-04-3: 2002-03
(M). WDR-US-2006: 2002-05 (M). 1999(M), 2000(M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage
is 776.64 ft above NGVD of 1929 and 776.09 ft above NAVD of 1988.
REMARKS.--Minor regulation by upstream lakes and
reservoirs.
Water Year 2014: Records good except those for estimated daily
discharges, which are fair.
Water Year 2015: Records fair except those for estimated daily
discharges, which are poor.
Water Years 2016-18: Records good except those for estimated daily
discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 159,000
ft³/s, Sept 8, 2011, gage height 39.62 ft, from floodmark on pump
house; minimum discharge, 555 ft³/s, Sept. 28, 29, 2015; minimum gage
height, 12.92 ft, Sept. 26, 27, 2010.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 107,000
ft³/s, Mar. 18, 1936, provided by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
Peak Flow and Stage Information
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