USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01305575 GREAT SOUTH BAY AT WATCH HILL ON FIRE ISLAND, NY
LOCATION - Lat 40°41'29.0", long 72°59'22.9" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Suffolk County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02030202, at National Park Service Watch Hill Marina, on Fire Island.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2016 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Storm tide of Oct. 30, 2012, reached an elevation of 6.7 ft, from high-water mark at site 3.7 mi northwest.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum elevation, 5.18 ft above NGVD of 1929, Jan. 10, 2024; minimum elevation, -1.38 ft above NGVD of 1929, Jan. 6, 2018.