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LOCATION.--Lat 42°36'10", long 76°09'35", Cortland County, Hydrologic Unit 02050102, on right bank at east end of Elm Street at Cortland, 0.4 mi downstream from confluence of East and West Branches. DRAINAGE AREA.--292 mi2, including 14.0 mi2, the flow from which may be diverted into De Ruyter Reservoir in Oswego River basin. PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1938 to current year. REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 2103: Drainage area. WRD NY 1974: 1973. GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,084.92 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, water-stage recorder at datum 4.00 ft higher; Oct. 1, 1939 to Sep. 30, 1963, water-stage recorder at datum 3.00 ft higher. REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by powerplants in mills on West Branch. Slight diversion from East Branch for operation of Erie (Barge) Canal. Slight diversion from Gate House Pond on West Branch 17 mi upstream from station into Onondaga Creek basin (St. Lawrence River basin) for manufacturing purposes by Linden Chlorine Process Co. Telephone and satellite gage-height telemeters at station. Several measurements of temperature were made during the year. |
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