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LOCATION.--Lat 43°04'43", long 76°38'45", Cayuga County, Hydrologic Unit 04140201, on right bank , 50 ft upstream of Rt. 38 bridge, 3.0 mi north of Port Byron, and 10.1 mi upstream from Cross Lake.
DRAINAGE AREA.-- 2,815 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1996 to current year.
GAGE.--Acoustic velocity meter, water-stage recorder, and crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 375 ft above sea level, from topographic map.
REMARKS.--Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are fair. Considerable seasonal regulation by operation of gates in Erie (Barge) and Cayuga-Seneca Canals with a large amount of natural storage in Finger Lakes. Telephone and satellite gage-height telemeters at station. Several measurements of water temperature were made during the year.
COOPERATION.--Records of gate openings, lockages, and elevations of water surface in Erie (Barge) Canal above and below Lock 24 & 25, furnished by New York State Thruway Authority, Office of Canals.
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