LOCATION.--Lat 40°51'26", long 73°27'48" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Nassau County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02030201, on left bank 270 ft upstream from State Highway 25A, at Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery, and 1.0 mi southwest of Village of Cold Spring Harbor.
DRAINAGE AREA.--7.83 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1950 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR NY-81-2: 1954 (M), 1958 (M), 1962-63 (M), 1971 (M), 1978-80 (M). WDR-US-2009: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 5.38 ft above NGVD of 1929.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges and those above 100 ft³/s, which are poor. Flow occasionally regulated at outlet of pond 40 ft above station. Diversion from this pond by Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery bypasses station, except during the 1979 water year. Satellite gage-height telemeter at station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 181 ft³/s, Jan. 21, 1979, gage height, 1.99 ft, result of regulation, from rating curve extended above 80 ft³/s; maximum gage height, 5.34 ft, Aug. 31, 1954, backwater from high tide, from high-water mark; minimum discharge, 0.15 ft³/s, Dec. 1, 7, 1983, Mar. 6, 2007, all result of regulation; minimum gage height, 0.06 ft, Dec. 1, 7, 1983, both result of regulation.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum discharge, 26 ft³/s, June 2; maximum gage height, 2.90 ft, Jan. 12, backwater from high tide; minimum discharge, 2.0 ft³/s, Sept. 5, gage height, 0.24 ft, result of regulation.
Derived from NY Annual Water-Data Report 2012

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