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USGS 04227500 GENESEE RIVER NEAR MOUNT MORRIS NY

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

 
 
  LOCATION.--Lat 42°46'00", long 77°50'21", Livingston County, Hydrologic Unit 04130002, on right bank 100 ft north of Jones Bridge Road, 0.8 mi downstream from Canaseraga Creek, 2.8 mi northeast of Mount Morris, and 63.0 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,424 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1903 to April 1906, August 1908 to April 1914, July 1915 to current year. Prior to 1968, published as "at Jones Bridge."
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1277: 1952. WSP 1387: 1913. WSP 1437: 1955. WSP 2112; WDR NY-82-3: Drainage area. WDR NY-78-1: 1974-77 (M, m).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 540.12 ft above sea level. Prior to Sept. 11, 1915, nonrecording gage on bridge at datum 2.85 ft lower.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant. Flow regulated to some extent by Rushford Lake since July 1928, and at high flows since November 1951 by Mount Morris Lake (see station 04224000). Monthly figures of discharge and runoff 1952 to 1966 water years adjusted for change in contents in Rushford Lake and Mount Morris Lake. Telephone and satellite gage-height telemeters at station. Several measurements of water temperature were made during the year.

 
 

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Gage height, feet
Most recent value: 2.80   11-19-2004  17:00
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