U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WRD New York District, Troy, NY WATER RESOURCES REVIEW AND CURRENT CONDITIONS STATEMENT FOR JANUARY 2003 Prepared February 4, 2003 Troy Subdistrict--Summary Report Provisional streamflow conditions at sites monitored and included in this report in eastern New York were in the normal range. Adjustments were made to flows at most sites due to ice affect. Extreme ice conditions were reported for three sites in northern New York and therefore these sites were not included in this report. The total New York City reservoir system was at 91.5 percent of capacity on January 31; normal for this period is 81.7 percent of capacity. Ithaca Subdistrict--Summary Report Provisional streamflow conditions at all sites monitored and included in this report for western New York were in the normal range. All sites were adjusted for ice. Coram Subdistrict--Summary Report Mean flow at Connetquot Brook near Central Islip was in the normal range. __________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________ Provisional Data for January 2003 MEAN FLOW FOR SELECTED GAGING STATIONS Period of record Flow Percent Station (to date) (cfs) Exceedence Conditions 01306460 Connetquot Brook nr Central Islip 1978 26 58 Normal 01312000 Hudson River at Newcomb 1925-87,2002 e150 64 " 01318500 Hudson River at Hadley 1921 e1,400 72 " 01321000 Sacandaga River nr Hope 1911 e630 62 " 01334500 Hoosic River near Eagle Bridge 1910 e730 59 " 01350000 Schoharie Creek at Prattsville 1902 e350 55 " 01357500 Mohawk River at Cohoes 1917 5,370 42 " 01371500 Wallkill River at Gardiner 1924 e1,500 32 " 01372500 Wappinger Cr nr Wappingers Falls 1928 e350 32 " 01413500 E Br Delaware River at Margaretville 1937 e260 54 " 01420500 Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls 1913 e450 52 " 01423000 W Br Delaware River at Walton 1950 e500 54 Normal 01426000 Oquaga Creek at Deposit 1941-73,2002 unavailable 01502500 Unadilla River at Rockdale 1930-95,2001 e830 48 Normal 01503000 Susquehanna River at Conklin 1912 e3,700 48 " 01512500 Chenango River nr Chenango Forks 1912 e2,400 48 " 01531000 Chemung River at Chemung 1903 e2,400 41 " 03011020 Allegheny River at Salamanca 1903 e2,100 67 " 04213500 Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda 1940-98,2000 e640 63 " 04217000 Tonawanda Creek at Batavia 1944 252 46 " 04221000* Genesee River at Wellsville 1916 e280 52 " 04230500 Oatka Creek at Garbutt 1945 230 48 " 04234000 Fall Creek at Ithaca 1925 e200 40 " 04235250 Flint Creek at Phelps 1960-95,2002 e88 37 " 04243500 Oneida Creek at Oneida 1950 e230 31 Normal 04256000 Independence River at Donnattsburg 1942 excessive ice cover 04262500 W Br Oswegatchie R nr Harrisville 1916 329 65 Normal 04270200 Little Salmon River at Bombay 1958-95,2002 excessive ice cover 04275500 Ausable River at Au Sable Forks 1910-68,1990 excessive ice cover e Estimated * Includes 04221500-Genesee River at Scio (1916-72) MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE FOR SELECTED STREAMFLOW STATIONS
Provisional Data for January 2003 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 Sa-1100, 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 or ** which indicates water level in feet above land-surface datum. Statistics used for A-654(replacement) are from A-636, those for Cm-622(replacement) are from Cm-46 (adjusted), and those for U-1619(replacement) are from U-405. Record Percent County Well No. begins Date Water Level Exceedence Conditions Albany A-654 2002 1/10 9.71 41 Normal Allegany Ag-261 2002 1/24 6.36 - -- Allegany Ag-262 2002 1/24 0.56 - -- Broome Bm-128 1980 1/31 24.67 24 Excessive Broome Bm-129 1985 1/31 68.90 38 Normal Cattaraugus Ct-121 1984 1/24 7.53 69 " Chautauqua Cu-10 1939 1/24 26.34 63 " Chemung Cm-622 2002 1/31 23.71 48 " Chenango Cn-12 1975 1/31 9.02 46 Normal Clinton Cl-145 1992 1/29 23.18 93 Deficient Cortland C-998 2002 1/31 5.08 - -- Delaware D-503 2002 1/29 5.38 - -- Dutchess Du-1009 1967 1/16 12.89 12 Excessive Essex Ex-150 2002 1/27 23.11 - -- Fulton Fu-271 2002 1/28 15.84 - -- Genesee Gs-190 2002 1/22 34.87 - -- Hamilton H-3 1966 1/28 13.72 78 Deficient Lewis L-174 2002 1/30 24.25 - -- Madison M-178 1975 1/30 7.42 50 Normal Oneida Oe-151 1926 1/30 24.55 67 " Ontario **Ot-900 1955 2/1 7.73 59 Normal Ontario Ot-1133 2002 2/1 3.47 - -- Orange O-2271 2002 1/23 6.32 - -- Oswego Ow-5013 2002 1/31 22.83 - -- Oswego Ow-5014 2002 1/31 23.13 - -- Otsego Og-23 1953 1/28 6.12 76 Deficient Rockland Ro-18 1949 1/29 15.82 33 Normal St. Lawrence St-40 1953 1/29 6.96 67 Normal Saratoga Sa-1100 1983 1/10 61.09 23 Excessive Saratoga Sa-1285 2002 1/27 2.76 - -- Steuben Sb-472 1965 1/29 8.95 58 Normal Suffolk *S1810 1976 1/15 46.75 97 Deficient Suffolk *S1812 1982 1/17 42.48 92 Deficient Suffolk *S4271 1946 1/15 10.19 67 Normal Suffolk *S5517 1948 2/4 40.40 68 Normal Suffolk *S8833 1951 1/17 14.91 91 Deficient Sullivan Sv-535 2001 1/23 9.97 - -- Ulster U-1619 2002 1/15 17.43 40 Normal Washington W-533 1974 1/13 6.18 27 Normal Wyoming Wo-4 1974 unavailable INDEX OBSERVATION WELLS
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 2,709 2,676 2,539 01323500 Great Sacandaga Lake at Conklinville 17,370 14,870 16,140 04295000 Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at Rouses Point, NY - Elevation in ft above sea level January 31, 2003 95.12 January 31, 2002 93.84 Average (1939-2001) 95.58 Maximum daily 99.18 (1984) Minimum daily 93.56 (1948) Provisional Data for January 2003# INDEX STREAMFLOW STATIONS (Reference period 1971-2000)
## Reference period is 1978-2000 * Deficient. e Estimate # Note: Flow statistics based on data collected through January 31, 2003. 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.