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USGS 04213500 CATTARAUGUS CREEK AT GOWANDA NY

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION
 
 
  LOCATION.--Lat 42°27'50", long 78°56'07", Erie County, Hydrologic Unit 04120102, on right bank 380 ft downstream from bridge on State Highways 39 and 62 at Gowanda, 4.2 mi downstream from South Branch, and 17.8 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--436 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--November 1939 to March 1998, October 1999 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1912; WDR NY-82-3: Drainage area. WRD NY 1971: 1956(M). WRD NY 1974: 1940-42 (M, P).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 738.85 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 1, 1969, at datum 0.11 ft lower.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by powerplant 20 mi upstream from station. Telephone gage-height telemeter at station. Several measurements of water temperature were made during the year.

  
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 1.85   11-19-2004  06:35
Graph of
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 06

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 318   11-19-2004  06:35
Graph of
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 07
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 63 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
318  108 675 2,600 214 530 1,062

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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