USGS Science for a changing world
 
  Water Resources
  skip navigation


USGS 01346000 WEST CANADA CREEK AT KAST BRIDGE NY

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION
 
 
  LOCATION.--Lat 43°04'08", long 74°59'19", Herkimer County, Hydrologic Unit 02020004, on right bank 600 ft downstream from bridge on old State Highway 28 at Kast Bridge, 1.2 mi downstream from North Creek, 2.2 mi north of Herkimer, and 4.0 mi upstream from mouth. Prior to Oct. 23, 1985, at site on left bank.
DRAINAGE AREA.--560 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--January 1907, April to December 1907, March 1908 to December 1909, April 1910 to December 1911 (monthly discharges only, published in WSP 1302), January 1912 to December 1913, April 1914 to June 1918 (monthly discharges only, published in WSP 1302), October 1920 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR NY-85-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 438.99 ft above sea level. Prior to Sept. 18, 1920, nonrecording gage at former highway bridge 500 ft upstream at different datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Since March 1914, flow regulated by Hinckley Reservoir, 31 mi upstream from station (usable capacity, 3,320 mil ft3). Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by powerplants upstream from station. Diversion at Trenton Falls, 26 mi upstream from station, by Ninemile feeder since 1915 during canal navigation season. Diversion from Hinckley Reservoir for Utica water supply returned to Mohawk River.

  
 

(1-31) 		 

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 1,120   11-19-2004  18:15
Graph of
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 01
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 87 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
1,120  253 1,319 4,740 762 1,130 1,882

Percent exceedance means that 80, 50, or 20 percent of all daily mean flows for 11/19 have been greater than the value shown.

Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 3.00   11-19-2004  18:15
Graph of
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02
Questions about data Water Webserver Team Top
Feedback on this website NWISWeb Support Team Explanation of terms
Real-time Data for USA
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?

Retrieved on 2004-11-19 20:10:22 EST
Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Privacy Statement || Disclaimer || Accessibility
1.26   1.01 sd