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USGS 04235440 OWASCO OUTLET AT GENESEE ST., AUBURN NY

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

 
 
  LOCATION.--Lat 42°55'56", long 76°33'55", Cayuga County, Hydrologic Unit 04140201, on left bank in city of Auburn combined sewer overflow building, approximately 200 ft upstream from Genesee Street, and 2.5 mi downstream from State Dam at outlet of Owasco Lake.
DRAINAGE AREA.--207 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1998 to September 1999. Records for November 1912 to September 1966, published as "Owasco Lake Outlet" and October 1966 to September 1998, published as "Owasco Outlet near Auburn" (station 04235500) at site 2.6 mi downstream, are not equivalent because of regulation between sites.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 670 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by mills in Auburn; regulation at State Dam at outlet of lake. 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: 2.57   11-19-2004  12:00
Graph of
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 01

Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 458   11-19-2004  12:00
Graph of
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 02
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 5 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
458  29 103 291 31.8 44.0 255

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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