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USGS 04266500 RAQUETTE RIVER AT PIERCEFIELD NY

 

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION
 
 
  LOCATION.--Lat 44°14'05", long 74°34'20", St. Lawrence County, Hydrologic Unit 04150305, on left bank 0.5 mi downstream from powerplant at Piercefield, and 1.5 mi upstream from Dead Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--721 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1908 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 604: 1924. WSP 1387: 1910, 1913, 1914(M), 1916, 1921. WDR NY-82-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,502.12 ft above sea level. Prior to Jan. 1, 1911, nonrecording gage at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher and Jan. 1, 1911 to Oct. 21, 1912, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.
REMARKS.--No estimated daily discharges. Records good. Seasonal distribution of flow modified by natural storage in lakes and ponds upstream from station and by regulation of Forked Lake, Round Lake, Lows Lake, and Raquette Pond (Tupper Lake) at Setting Pole Dam. Extensive diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant at Piercefield. Telephone gage-height telemeter at station.

  
 

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent value: 822   11-19-2004  13:45
Graph of Discharge, cubic feet per second
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00060; DD 01
Daily mean flow statistics for 11/19 based on 95 years of record in ft3/sec
Current Flow Minimum Mean Maximum 80 percent exceedance 50 percent exceedance 20 percent exceedance
822  28 1,229 3,280 579 1,200 1,828

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: 4.91   11-19-2004  13:45
Graph of Gage height, feet
Download a presentation-quality graph Parameter Code 00065; DD 03
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