U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WRD New York District, Troy, NY WATER RESOURCES REVIEW AND CURRENT CONDITIONS STATEMENT FOR JANUARY 2002 Prepared February 4, 2002 Troy Subdistrict--Summary Report Provisional streamflow conditions at sites monitored and included in this report in eastern New York were in the deficient to normal range. Mean flows at Hudson River at Hadley, Mohawk River at Cohoes, and Wallkill River at Gardiner were in the deficient range for the sixth consecutive month, at Wappinger Creek near Wappingers Falls for the fourth consecutive month, and at Schoharie Creek at Prattsville for the third consecutive month. However, the mean flow was in the normal range at West Branch Delaware River at Walton after five consecutive months in the deficient range and at East Branch Delaware River at Margaretville after two consecutive months in the deficient range. Adjustments were made to flows at some sites due to ice affect. Extreme ice conditions were reported for Schoharie Creek at Prattsville and Ausable River at Au Sable Forks, and therefore values for these sites were estimated in this report. On January 18, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation upgraded the following 10 upstate counties from a drought watch to a drought warning: Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, and Washington. Also, a drought watch was issued for the 5 boroughs of New York City and Nassau and Suffolk County on Long Island. The total New York City reservoir system was at 42.0 percent of capacity on January 31; normal for this period is 81.7 percent of capacity. Ithaca Subdistrict--Summary Report Provisional streamflow conditions at sites monitored and included in this report for western New York were in the normal range at all sites except those in the Upper Susquehanna River Basin, which remained in the deficient range. Susquehanna River at Conklin was deficient for the fourth consecutive month and Unadilla River at Rockdale was deficient for the fifth consecutive month. Minor ice adjustments were made at some sites. Coram Subdistrict--Summary Report Mean flow at Connetquot Brook near Central Islip was in the deficient range for the third consecutive month. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________ Provisional Data for January 2002 MEAN FLOW FOR SELECTED GAGING STATIONS Period of record Flow Percent Station (to date) (cfs) Exceedence Conditions 01306460 Connetquot Brook nr Central Islip 1978 18 92 Deficient 01318500 Hudson River at Hadley 1921 1,000 92 " 01321000 Sacandaga River nr Hope 1911 543 71 Normal 01350000 Schoharie Creek at Prattsville 1902 e152 e88 Deficient 01357500 Mohawk River at Cohoes 1917 2,320 91 " 01371500 Wallkill River at Gardiner 1924 189 98 " 01372500 Wappinger Cr nr Wappingers Falls 1928 35 98 " 01413500 E Br Delaware River at Margaretville 1937 153 75 Normal 01420500 Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls 1913 247 77 Deficient 01423000 W Br Delaware River at Walton 1950 287 72 Normal 01502500 Unadilla River at Rockdale 1930-95,2001 382 85 Deficient 01503000 Susquehanna River at Conklin 1912 1,460 87 " 01512500 Chenango River nr Chenango Forks 1912 1,540 68 Normal 01531000 Chemung River at Chemung 1903 937 75 " 03011020 Allegheny River at Salamanca 1903 2,100 68 " 04213500 Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda 1940-98,2000 1,000 28 " 04217000 Tonawanda Creek at Batavia 1944 265 46 " 04221000 Genesee River at Wellsville 1916 261 55 " 04230500 Oatka Creek at Garbutt 1945 144 66 " 04234000 Fall Creek at Ithaca 1925 133 62 " 04243500 Oneida Creek at Oneida 1950 122 71 " 04256000 Independence River at Donnattsburg 1942 128 62 " 04262500 W Br Oswegatchie R nr Harrisville 1916 394 57 Normal 04275500 Ausable River at Au Sable Forks 1910-68,1990 e260 e76 Deficient e Estimated. MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE FOR SELECTED STREAMFLOW STATIONS
Provisional Data for January 2002 INDEX OBSERVATION WELLS The observation-well network generally reflects conditions in water-table sand and gravel aquifers and does not necessarily reflect conditions in confined and bedrock aquifers. Water levels in N1259, N1616, Q1249, Sa-1100, S1806, and S1810 have been affected by changes in ground-water withdrawals or sewering. Water level in feet below land-surface datum unless site noted with * which indicates reference to sea level. Period of record Percent County Well No. (to date) Date Water Level Exceedence Conditions Albany A-636 1974 1/29 12.78 98 Deficient Broome Bm-121 1947 1/28 22.91 26 Normal Cattaraugus Ct-121 1984 1/29 6.94 92 Deficient Chautauqua Cu-10 1939 1/28 30.41 81 " Chemung Cm-46 1955 1/28 24.21 46 Normal Chenango Cn-12 1975 1/30 8.72 35 " Clinton Cl-145 1992 1/31 23.72 96 Deficient Cortland C-102 1975 1/17 6.40 51 Normal Dutchess Du-1009 1967 2/1 17.73 96 Deficient Kings *K1194 1971 unavailable Madison M-178 1975 1/16 7.88 71 Normal Nassau *N1259 1962 1/15 42.70 99 Deficient Nassau *N1616 1966 1/15 67.03 99 " Oneida Oe-151 1926 1/30 26.37 84 " Otsego Og-23 1953 1/30 5.15 27 Normal Queens *Q1249 2000 1/29 26.89 -- -- St. Lawrence St-40 1953 1/28 6.56 48 Normal Saratoga Sa-1100 1983 1/29 78.28 57 " Steuben Sb-472 1965 1/28 9.59 82 Deficient Suffolk *S1806 1978 1/15 48.94 99 " Suffolk *S1810 1976 1/15 46.99 97 " Suffolk *S1812 1982 1/18 43.88 80 " Suffolk *S4271 1946 1/25 11.61 19 Excessive Suffolk *S5517 1948 1/17 41.61 45 Normal Suffolk *S8833 1951 1/16 15.82 69 " Wyoming Wo-4 1974 1/28 12.92 67 Normal
Provisional Data for January 2002# INDEX STREAMFLOW STATIONS (Reference period 1971-2000)
## Reference period for this site is 1978-2000. *=Deficient @=1/1-5,19-20 e=Estimate # Note: Flow statistics based on data collected through January 31, 2002. LAKES AND RESERVOIRS Elevation & Storage at End of Month Reservoirs (Storage in million cubic feet) Current Year Last Year Average 01314500 Indian Lake nr Indian Lake, NY 2,676 3,270 2,538 01323500 Great Sacandaga Lake at Conklinville 14,870 16,170 16,160 04295000 Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at Rouses Point, NY - Elevation in ft above sea level January 31, 2002 93.84 January 31, 2001 95.16 Average (1939-2000) 95.58 Maximum daily 99.18 (1984) Minimum daily 93.56 (1948) NOTES, DEFINITIONS, ETC. Percent exceedence is, for example, the percentage of November monthly mean discharges for period of record equal to or greater than the current November monthly mean discharge. Statistics for the "Index Streamflow Stations" table are for the 30-year reference period 1971-2000. All other statistics used in report are based on the period of record at the site. Median = 50th percentile, which means that, for the period of record included in the analysis, 50% of the values are greater than the median and 50% are less. Deficient range = values below the 25th percentile - for the period of record included in the analysis, 75% of the values are greater and 25% are less than this value. Excessive range = values above the 75th percentile - for the period of record included in the analysis, 25% of the values are greater and 75% are less than this value. Normal range = values between the 25th and 75th percentiles.