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USGS 04234000 FALL CREEK NEAR ITHACA NY

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION
 
 
  LOCATION.--Lat 42°27'12", long 76°28'23", Tompkins County, Hydrologic Unit 04140201, on left bank in Forest Home, 0.2 mi east of Ithaca, 0.5 mi upstream from Cornell University dam, and 2.2 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--126 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--July 1908 to June 1909 (gage heights only), February 1925 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 874: 1935-38. WSP 1912: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 795.13 ft above sea level. July 1908 to June 1909, nonrecording gage at bridge 1.2 mi downstream at different datum.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are fair. Diversion from point about 1 mi upstream from station by Cornell University for water supply and at several sites for irrigation purposes. Records of diversion from Fall Creek are in files of Cornell University. Several measurements of water temperature were made during the year.

  
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 94   11-19-2004  06:30
Graph of
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Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 78 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
94  14 179 1,200 53.6 105 290

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: 1.11   11-19-2004  06:30
Graph of
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