U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
WATER-RESOURCES CONDITIONS IN NEW YORK
NOVEMBER 2004
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WRD
New York District, Troy, NY
WATER RESOURCES REVIEW AND CURRENT CONDITIONS STATEMENT
FOR NOVEMBER 2004
Prepared December 2, 2004
Troy Subdistrict--Summary Report
Provisional streamflow conditions at sites monitored and included in this report in
eastern New York were in the normal range at all sites except for Oquaga Creek at Deposit
which was in the excessive range for the fourth consecutive month and Sandy Creek near
Adams which was in the deficient range after being in the normal range last month.
The total New York City reservoir system was at 96.8 percent of capacity on November 30;
normal for this period is 70.7 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 for Oatka Creek at Garbutt
and Oneida Creek at Oneida which were in the excessive range.
Coram Subdistrict--Summary Report
Mean flow at Connetquot Brook near Central Islip was in the excessive range for the
second month in a row after five consecutive months in the normal range.
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Provisional Data for November 2004
MEAN FLOW FOR SELECTED GAGING STATIONS
Period
of record Flow Percent
Station (to date) (cfs) Exceedence Conditions
01306460 Connetquot Brook nr Central Islip 1978 29.3 20 Excessive
01312000 Hudson River at Newcomb 1925-87,2002 337 54 Normal
01318500 Hudson River at Hadley 1921 1,840 67 "
01321000 Sacandaga River nr Hope 1911 958 54 "
01334500 Hoosic River near Eagle Bridge 1910 812 43 "
01349150 Canajoharie Creek near Canajoharie 1993 62.6 39 "
01350000 Schoharie Creek at Prattsville 1902 495 41 "
01357500 Mohawk River at Cohoes 1917 5,590 40 "
01371500 Wallkill River at Gardiner 1924 849 53 "
01372500 Wappinger Cr nr Wappingers Falls 1928 187 44 "
01387400 Ramapo River at Ramapo 1979 183 42 "
01413500 E Br Delaware River at Margaretville 1937 192 64 "
01420500 Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls 1913 605 44 "
01423000 W Br Delaware River at Walton 1950 511 53 "
01426000 Oquaga Creek at Deposit **1941-73,2002 191 19 Excessive
01502500 Unadilla River at Rockdale 1930-95,2001 879 37 Normal
01503000 Susquehanna River at Conklin 1912 3,220 44 "
01512500 Chenango River nr Chenango Forks 1912 2,600 34 "
01531000 Chemung River at Chemung 1903 2,320 30 "
03011020 Allegheny River at Salamanca 1903 1,770 63 "
04213500 Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda 1940-98,2000 630 52 "
04217000 Tonawanda Creek at Batavia 1944 215 27 "
04221000* Genesee River at Wellsville 1916 315 36 "
04230500 Oatka Creek at Garbutt 1945 197 21 Excessive
04234000 Fall Creek at Ithaca 1925 188 37 Normal
04235250 Flint Creek at Phelps 1960-95,2002 87.1 32 "
04243500 Oneida Creek at Oneida 1950 239 15 Excessive
04250750 Sandy Creek near Adams 1958-95,2002 192 82 Deficient
04256000 Independence River at Donnattsburg 1942 167 73 Normal
04262500 W Br Oswegatchie R nr Harrisville 1916 403 70 "
04270200 Little Salmon River at Bombay 1958-95,2002 92.5 71 "
04275500 Ausable River at Au Sable Forks 1910-68,1990 503 52 "
** Statistics used based on record for 1941-1973 water years
* Includes 04221500-Genesee River at Scio (1916-72)
MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE FOR SELECTED STREAMFLOW STATIONS
Provisional Data for November 2004
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 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 prior to 2003, for Cm-622(replacement)
are from Cm-46(adjusted) prior to 2003, and for U-1619(replacement) are from U-405(adjusted) prior to 2003.
Record Percent
County Well No. begins Date Water Level Exceedence Conditions
Albany A-654 2002 11/24 8.03 6 Excessive
Allegany Ag-261 2002 11/23 6.66 - --
Allegany Ag-262 2002 11/23 -0.05 - --
Broome Bm-128 1980 11/30 24.38 5 Excessive
Broome Bm-129 1985 11/30 66.91 0 Excessive
Cattaraugus Ct-121 1951 11/30 8.26 54 Normal
Cayuga Cy-223 2005 11/29 14.61 - --
Chautauqua Cu-10 1939 11/30 29.56 37 Normal
Chemung Cm-622 2002 11/30 22.71 8 Excessive
Chenango Cn-12 1975 11/29 7.21 5 Excessive
Clinton Cl-145 1992 11/30 23.31 61 Normal
Columbia Cb-1071 2004 11/22 10.55 - --
Cortland C-998 2002 11/29 4.67 - --
Delaware D-503 2002 11/30 4.75 - --
Dutchess Du-321 1948 11/22 69.04 31 Normal
Dutchess Du-1009 1967 11/30 14.39 40 Normal
Erie E-1196 2004 11/30 12.60 - --
Essex Ex-150 2002 11/23 24.06 - --
Franklin F-60 2005 11/29 3.12 - --
Franklin F-854 2005 11/29 116.70 - --
Fulton Fu-271 2002 11/23 16.15 - --
Genesee Gs-190 2002 11/24 29.84 - --
Greene G-644 2003 11/16 20.54 - --
Hamilton H-3 1966 11/23 13.63 51 Normal
Herkimer He-627 2004 11/23 30.27 - --
Lewis L-174 2002 11/29 24.05 - --
Livingston Lv-330 2004 11/29 10.52 - --
Madison M-178 1975 11/30 5.92 3 Excessive
Monroe Mo-11 1984 11/29 7.55 0 Excessive
Montgomery Mt-411 2004 12/01 33.47 - --
Niagara Ni-70 1973 11/30 3.40 - --
Niagara Ni-869 2003 11/30 0.01 - --
Oneida Oe-151 1926 11/30 27.08 65 Normal
Oneida Oe-1457 2003 11/30 42.96 - --
Onondaga Od-1825 2004 11/29 12.23 - --
Onondaga Od-1833 2004 11/29 14.04 - --
Ontario **Ot-900 1955 11/29 8.03 32 Normal
Ontario Ot-1133 2002 11/29 2.66 - --
Orange O-2271 2002 11/30 6.31 - --
Orleans Ol-20 2004 11/30 20.63 - --
Oswego Ow-5013 2002 11/30 23.07 - --
Oswego Ow-5014 2002 11/30 23.09 - --
Otsego Og-23 1953 11/29 4.92 11 Excessive
Putnam P-1217 2005 11/18 14.01 - --
Rensselaer Re-703 1983 11/22 37.19 6 Excessive
Rockland Ro-18 1949 11/22 19.06 18 Excessive
St. Lawrence St-40 1953 11/29 6.45 32 Normal
St. Lawrence St-404 1958 11/29 14.61 59 Normal
Saratoga Sa-1285 2002 11/30 2.43 - --
Schenectady Sn-730 2004 11/23 7.49 - --
Schoharie So-602 2005 11/18 26.39 - --
Schuyler Sy-706 2003 11/29 7.67 - --
Steuben Sb-472 1965 11/23 9.06 32 Normal
Suffolk *S1810 1976 11/16 50.17 48 Normal
Suffolk *S1812 1982 11/23 46.43 30 Normal
Suffolk *S4271 1946 11/18 11.92 10 Excessive
Suffolk *S5517 1948 11/29 42.06 46 Normal
Suffolk *S8833 1951 11/30 16.59 26 Normal
Sullivan Sv-535 2001 11/22 10.27 - --
Tioga Ti-891 2003 11/29 17.35 - --
Tompkins Tm-984 2003 11/29 11.65 - --
Tm-985 2005 11/29 2.61 - --
Ulster U-1619 2002 11/30 17.29 14 Excessive
Warren Wr-80 2005 not available
Washington W-533 1974 11/24 7.36 88 Deficient
Wayne Wn-592 2004 11/29 8.96 - --
Westchester We-5020 2003 11/18 12.98 - --
Wyoming Wo-4 1974 11/30 12.66 22 Excessive
Yates Ya-180 2004 11/29 4.00 - --
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 3,392 4,075 2,861
01323500 Great Sacandaga Lake at Conklinville 22,600 35,160 20,260
04295000 Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at Rouses Point, NY - Elevation in ft
above sea level
November 30, 2004 94.99 November 30, 2003 98.55
Average (1939-2003) 95.10
Maximum daily 98.57 (1991) Minimum daily 93.12 (1954)
Provisional Data for November 2004#
INDEX STREAMFLOW STATIONS
(Reference period 1971-2000)
## Reference period is 1978-2000
** Excessive @ Nov. 13, 28-29
* Deficient @@ Nov. 1-3, 10-11
# Note: Flow statistics based on data collected through November 30, 2004.
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.
