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LOCATION.--Lat 42°27'02.3", long 79°21'01.6" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Chautauqua County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04120101, 60 ft downstream of bridge on Van Buren Road (Matteson Street), 0.8 mi northwest of Fredonia corporate boundary, and 1.2 mi upstream from Beaver Creek.
Water Year Date Discharge (ft³/s) Gage Height (ft) 1991 Dec. 30, 1990 2,430 5.33 1996 May 11, 1996 4,240 8.59 1997 May 19, 1997 4,730 9.50 2002 Feb. 1, 2002 2,600 5.64 2003 Jul. 24, 2003 2,710 5.83 2004 May 24, 2004 3,810 7.79 2005 Dec. 23, 2005 2,240 5.01 2006 Sep. 2, 2006 2,700 5.81 2007 Mar. 14, 2007 2,830 6.03 2009 Dec. 27, 2008 3,060 6.44 2011 Mar. 11, 2011 2,610 5.65 2013 Oct. 29, 2012 3,490 7.21 2014 Jun. 12, 2014 4,020 8.18
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 650 ft above NGVD of 1929 and NAVD of 1988, from topographic map. Prior to August 10, 2017, crest-stage gage at same site and at datum 3.00 ft higher.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 5,380 ft³/s, 10.73 ft, July 14, 2015, on basis of slope-area measurement of discharge.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Aug. 7, 1979, reached an estimated discharge of 12,000 ft³/3, from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (US Geological Survey WRI 83-4211), at site 1.7 mi upstream, drainage area, 30.6 mi². Flood of Aug. 1, 1986, reached an estimated discharge of 9,000 ft³/s.Station image