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USGS 01426500 WEST BRANCH DELAWARE RIVER AT HALE EDDY NY

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION
 
 
  LOCATION.--Lat 42°00'11", long 75°23'02", Delaware County, Hydrologic Unit 02040101, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on County Highway 56 in Hale Eddy, and 9 mi upstream from confluence of East and West Branches near Hancock. Water-quality sampling site at discharge station.
DRAINAGE AREA.--595 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--November 1912 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 871: 1916. WDR NY-82-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 946.46 ft above sea level. Prior to Sept. 8, 1928, nonrecording gage.
REMARKS.--Records fair except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Subsequent to October 1963, entire flow from 454 mi2 drainage area controlled by Cannonsville Reservoir (see Reservoirs in Delaware River Basin). Part of flow diverted for New York City municipal supply. Remainder of flow (except for conservation releases and spill) impounded for release during periods of low flow in the lower Delaware River basin, as directed by the Delaware River Master. Satellite and telephone gage-height and temperature telemeter at station.

  
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 2.59   11-19-2004  14:45
Graph of
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 02

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 445   11-19-2004  14:45
Graph of
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 07
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 91 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
445  40 902 7,600 223 484 1,358

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