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USGS 04237500 SENECA RIVER AT BALDWINSVILLE NY

 

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  LOCATION.--Lat 43°09'25", long 76°19'55", Onondaga County, Hydrologic Unit 04140201, on left bank 200 ft downstream from bridge on State Highways 31 and 48 in Baldwinsville, and 400 ft downstream from navigation dam at Lock 24 of New York State Erie (Barge) Canal.
DRAINAGE AREA.--3,138 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--November 1949 to current year in reports of Geological Survey. November 1898 to December 1908, prior to construction of Erie (Barge) Canal, not equivalent to later records at same site because of extensive development of Erie (Barge) Canal system. January 1909 to September 1925 (gage heights only) in reports of State Engineer and Surveyor.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR NY-78-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 361.38 ft above sea level (362.60 ft Erie (Barge) Canal Datum).Prior to Dec. 31, 1908, nonrecording gage at same site at different datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 1,500 ft downstream from base gage at same datum. Telephone gage-height telemeter at base and auxiliary gages.
REMARKS.--Records good. Discharge from 1898 to 1908 determined on basis of head on dam, flow through 10 mills nearby, lockages at Oswego Canal lock, estimated leakage of dam, wheel gates, flumes, and penstocks; not adjusted for inflow from Lake Erie through Erie (Barge) Canal. Discharge, since November 1949, computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder. Published discharge represents the total flow at Baldwinsville and includes flow in Erie (Barge) Canal. A large amount of natural storage and some artificial regulation is afforded by many large lakes and the Erie (Barge) Canal system in the river basin. Large diurnal fluctuations at low and medium flows caused by powerplants upstream from station. Seneca River basin receives water from Erie (Barge) Canal through Lock 32 near Pittsford. During part of year, entire flow from 45.5 mi2 of Mud Creek drainage area may be diverted from Chemung River basin into Keuka Lake in Oswego River basin. Telephone and satellite gage-height telemeters at station. Several measurements of water temperature were made during the year.
COOPERATION.--Records of lockages at Lock 24 furnished by New York State Department Thruway Authority, Office of Canals.

  
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 4,700   11-19-2004  07:08
Graph of Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 06
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 53 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
4,700  423 3,511 10,800 1,278 3,070 5,594

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: 3.76   11-19-2004  07:08
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 10
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