U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WRD New York District, Troy, NY WATER RESOURCES REVIEW AND CURRENT CONDITIONS STATEMENT FOR JUNE 2000 Prepared July 6, 2000 Troy Subdistrict--Summary Report Provisional streamflow conditions at sites monitored and included in this report in eastern New York were in the excessive range except at Sacandaga River near Hope, Independence River at Donnattsburg, and West Branch Oswegatchie River near Harrisville. Mean flows at these 3 sites were in the normal range. As in the past 2 months, precipita- tion was above normal in the Capital Region for June (6.69 in., normal = 3.62 in.) and for the year to date (25.94 in., normal = 17.58 in.). The percent of median flow increased (over 100%) from May to June at all sites included herein except at those in northeastern New York which showed a decrease. Precipitation during a storm June 6-7 in the Capital Region and surrounding counties ranged from over 2 inches in Warren County to more than 6 inches in Greene County. A new provisional period of record maximum monthly mean discharge for June was recorded at Schoharie Creek at Prattsville (96 years/1,240 cfs - previous=1,230 cfs) and East Branch Delaware River at Margaretville (63 years/589 cfs - previous=556 cfs). Also, a new provisional maximum daily discharge for June (53,500 cfs - previous=50,900 cfs) for the period of record (82 years) was reported for Mohawk River at Cohoes. Conditions were in the excessive range for the fourth consecutive month at Hudson River at Hadley and fifth consecutive month at West Branch Delaware River at Walton. Ithaca Subdistrict--Summary Report Provisional mean monthly flows at all monitored sites included in this report in western New York were in the excessive range, except for Allegheny River at Salamanca which was at the high end of the normal range. Flows at Susquehanna River at Conklin remained in the excessive range for the fifth consecutive month, while flows at Oatka Creek at Garbutt, Chenango River near Chenango Forks, and Tonawanda Creek at Batavia continued in the exces- sive range for the second consecutive month. Flows at Chemung River at Chemung and Genesee River at Wellsville rose into the excessive range for the first time since February 2000. Coram Subdistrict--Summary Report Provisional mean flow at Carlls River at Babylon (to be included in this report as of June 2000) was in the normal range. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________ Provisional Data for June 2000# INDEX STREAMFLOW STATIONS (Reference period 1961-90)
** Excessive. # Note: Flow statistics based on data collected through June 30, 2000. MONTHLY MEAN DISCHARGE FOR INDEX STREAMFLOW STATIONS
Provisional Data for June 2000# MEAN FLOW FOR SELECTED GAGING STATIONS Percent of median Flow for month Station (cfs) (period of record) 01321000 Sacandaga River near Hope 889 140 **01350000 Schoharie Creek at Prattsville 1,240 599 **01371500 Wallkill River at Gardiner 1,630 352 **01372500 Wappinger Creek near Wappingers Falls 555 470 **01413500 E Br Delaware River at Margaretville 589 346 **01420500 Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls 843 286 **01423000 W Br Delaware River at Walton 890 335 **01512500 Chenango River near Chenango Forks 2,790 265 **01531000 Chemung River at Chemung 3,970 331 03011020 Allegheny River at Salamanca 2,680 199 **04217000 Tonawanda Creek at Batavia 180 232 **04221000 Genesee River at Wellsville 581 299 **04230500 Oatka Creek at Garbutt 160 160 04256000 Independence River at Donnattsburg 127 98 ** Excessive 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 4,299 4,292 4,498 01323500 Great Sacandaga Lake at Conklinville 34,100 30,770 31,680 04295000 Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at Rouses Point, NY - Elevation in ft above sea level June 30, 2000 97.29 June 30, 1999 94.90 Average (1939-98) 96.87 Maximum daily 101.02 (1947) Minimum daily 94.35 (1965) New York City reservoir system was at 99.2 percent of capacity on June 30, 2000. Normal for this period is 96.3 percent of capacity. # Note: Flow statistics based on data collected through June 30, 2000. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Provisional Data for June 2000 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. Departure from Median County Well No. Date Water Level (through 1997) Albany A-636 6/29 7.45 + 1.21 Broome Bm-121 6/22 19.97 + 5.95 Cattaraugus Ct-121 unavailable Chautauqua Cu-10 unavailable Chemung Cm-46 6/22 22.59 + 1.81 Chenango Cn-12 6/19 6.86 + 2.84 Cortland C-102 unavailable Dutchess Du-1009 6/30 13.72 + .55 Kings *K1194 6/28 9.40 - .49 Madison M-178 6/23 6.38 + 2.26 Nassau *N1259 6/15 46.45 - 4.67 Nassau *N1616 6/15 69.26 - 4.00 Oneida Oe-151 6/30 19.75 + .25 Otsego Og-23 6/26 6.25 + .73 Queens *Q1249 6/20 24.57 - 5.59 St. Lawrence St-40 6/26 5.29 + .48 Saratoga Sa-1100 6/29 48.07 +30.43 Steuben Sb-472 unavailable Suffolk *S1806 6/15 53.70 - 2.14 Suffolk *S1810 6/15 51.18 - .50 Suffolk *S1812 6/26 46.27 - .73 Suffolk *S4271 6/21 11.31 + .16 Suffolk *S5517 6/21 42.44 - 1.42 Suffolk *S8833 6/22 16.20 - 1.71 Wyoming Wo-4 unavailable * Water level in feet below land-surface datum unless site noted with * which indicates reference to sea level.
