U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
WATER-RESOURCES CONDITIONS IN NEW YORK
JUNE 2005
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, WRD
New York District, Troy, NY
WATER RESOURCES REVIEW AND CURRENT CONDITIONS STATEMENT
FOR JUNE 2005
Prepared July 1, 2005
Troy Subdistrict--Summary Report
Provisional streamflow conditions at sites monitored and included in this report in
eastern New York was in the normal to deficient range except for sites in the north-
eastern Adirondack region which were in the excessive range. Scattered storms throughout
the month produced strong winds and heavy rains. On Monday, June 13, over 6 inches of rain
was recorded in a few hours near Warrensburg and Bolton areas in the southeastern
Adirondack Park. A 40-foot wide chunk of Interstate 87 (northbound and southbound) was
washed out and the highway was closed for about 5 days.
The total New York City reservoir system was at 91.0 percent of capacity on June 30;
normal for this period is 96.3 percent of capacity.
Ithaca Subdistrict--Summary Report
Provisional streamflow conditions at sites monitored and included in this report
for western New York ranged from deficient to excessive during June. Streamflow at
Susquehanna River at Conklin, Allegheny River at Salamanca, Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda,
and Genesee River at Wellsville remained in the deficient range for the second consecutive
month. Streamflow at Tonawanda Creek at Batavia increased from normal into the excessive
range for the month. Streamflow at all other sites was in the normal range for June.
Coram Subdistrict--Summary Report
Mean flow at Connetquot Brook near Central Islip was in the normal range for the
fourth consecutive month.
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Provisional Data for June 2005
MEAN FLOW FOR SELECTED GAGING STATIONS
Period
of record Flow Percent
Station (to date) (cfs) Exceedence Conditions
01306460 Connetquot Brook nr Central Islip 1978 31.0 43 Normal
01312000 Hudson River at Newcomb 1925-87,2002 463 16 Excessive
01318500 Hudson River at Hadley 1921 4,360 5 Excessive
01321000 Sacandaga River nr Hope 1911 819 35 Normal
01334500 Hoosic River near Eagle Bridge 1910 466 63 "
01349150 Canajoharie Creek near Canajoharie 1993 11.2 72 "
01350000 Schoharie Creek at Prattsville 1902 165 65 "
01357500 Mohawk River at Cohoes 1917 2,200 67 "
01371500 Wallkill River at Gardiner 1924 281 75 Normal
01372500 Wappinger Cr nr Wappingers Falls 1928 56.9 92 Deficient
01387400 Ramapo River at Ramapo 1979 46.5 67 Normal
01413500 E Br Delaware River at Margaretville 1937 101 76 Deficient
01420500 Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls 1913 122 95 Deficient
01423000 W Br Delaware River at Walton 1950 202 61 Normal
01426000 Oquaga Creek at Deposit **1941-73,2002 16.6 85 Deficient
01502500 Unadilla River at Rockdale 1930-95,2001 267 71 Normal
01503000 Susquehanna River at Conklin 1912 917 83 Deficient
01512500 Chenango River nr Chenango Forks 1912 832 67 Normal
01531000 Chemung River at Chemung 1903 1,000 61 Normal
03011020 Allegheny River at Salamanca 1903 733 85 Deficient
04213500 Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda 1940-98,2000 232 82 Deficient
04217000 Tonawanda Creek at Batavia 1944 157 23 Excessive
04221000* Genesee River at Wellsville 1916 83.5 83 Deficient
04230500 Oatka Creek at Garbutt 1945 153 28 Normal
04234000 Fall Creek at Ithaca 1925 71.2 65 "
04235250 Flint Creek at Phelps 1960-95,2002 37.1 46 "
04243500 Oneida Creek at Oneida 1950 87.9 46 "
04250750 Sandy Creek near Adams 1958-95,2002 71.8 63 "
04256000 Independence River at Donnattsburg 1942 98.1 71 "
04262500 W Br Oswegatchie R nr Harrisville 1916 269 61 "
04270200 Little Salmon River at Bombay 1958-95,2002 90.5 34 Normal
04275500 Ausable River at Au Sable Forks 1910-68,1990 1,300 5 Excessive
** 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 June 2005
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 06/27 7.79 46 Normal
Allegany Ag-261 2002 06/28 7.07 - --
Allegany Ag-262 2002 06/28 -0.16 - --
Broome Bm-128 1980 06/30 25.57 86 Deficient
Broome Bm-129 1985 06/30 68.01 51 Normal
Cattaraugus Ct-121 1951 06/30 7.41 82 Deficient
Cayuga Cy-223 2005 06/28 15.16 - --
Chautauqua Cu-10 1939 06/30 25.35 51 Normal
Chemung Cm-622 2002 06/30 24.26 68 Normal
Chenango Cn-12 1975 06/27 10.17 92 Deficient
Clinton Cl-145 1992 06/30 22.35 35 Normal
Columbia Cb-1071 2004 06/27 11.17 - --
Cortland C-998 2002 06/30 5.28 - --
Delaware D-503 2002 06/30 5.77 - --
Dutchess Du-321 1948 06/30 68.35 35 Normal
Dutchess Du-1009 1967 06/30 16.95 98 Deficient
Erie E-1196 2004 06/30 12.99 - --
Essex Ex-150 2002 06/30 15.59 - --
Franklin F-60 2005 06/30 3.70 - --
Franklin F-854 2005 06/30 115.49 - --
Fulton Fu-271 2002 06/28 14.46 - --
Genesee Gs-190 2002 06/30 25.18 - --
Greene G-644 2003 06/30 21.34 - --
Hamilton H-3 1966 06/30 12.68 38 Normal
Herkimer He-627 2004 06/28 29.44 - --
Lewis L-174 2002 06/22 23.35 - --
Livingston Lv-330 2004 06/28 9.80 - --
Madison M-178 1975 06/30 8.08 45 Normal
Monroe Mo-11 1984 06/30 7.71 14 Excessive
Montgomery Mt-411 2004 06/28 33.72 - --
Niagara Ni-70 1973 06/30 5.82 84 Deficient
Niagara Ni-869 2003 06/30 2.99 - --
Oneida Oe-151 1926 06/30 22.31 92 Deficient
Oneida Oe-1457 2003 06/30 42.64 - --
Onondaga Od-1825 2004 06/30 13.01 - --
Onondaga Od-1833 2004 06/30 14.55 - --
Ontario **Ot-900 1955 06/30 7.91 70 Normal
Ontario Ot-1133 2002 06/30 3.03 - --
Orange O-2271 2002 06/30 6.72 - --
Orleans Ol-20 2004 06/30 18.77 - --
Oswego Ow-5013 2002 06/30 23.32 - --
Oswego Ow-5014 2002 06/30 23.49 - --
Otsego Og-23 1953 06/27 8.49 90 Deficient
Putnam P-1217 2005 06/23 14.55 - --
Rensselaer Re-703 1983 06/27 35.85 22 Excessive
Rockland Ro-18 1949 06/30 20.87 97 Deficient
St. Lawrence St-40 1953 06/27 6.18 71 Normal
St. Lawrence St-404 1958 06/24 14.54 92 Deficient
Saratoga Sa-1285 2002 06/28 3.64 - --
Schenectady Sn-730 2004 06/27 7.25 - --
Schoharie So-602 2005 06/30 26.99 - --
Schuyler Sy-706 2003 06/27 8.46 - --
Seneca Se-532 2005 06/30 0.86 - --
Se-533 2005 06/30 0.52 - --
Steuben Sb-472 1965 06/27 9.88 86 Deficient
Suffolk *S1810 1976 06/17 51.84 43 Normal
Suffolk *S1812 1982 06/17 47.85 22 Excessive
Suffolk *S4271 1946 06/20 11.78 26 Normal
Suffolk *S5517 1948 unavailable
Suffolk *S8833 1951 unavailable
Sullivan Sv-535 2001 06/15 10.09 - --
Tioga Ti-891 2003 06/29 20.95 - --
Tompkins Tm-985 2005 06/27 4.11 - --
Tm-1968 2005 06/28 17.52 - --
Ulster U-1619 2002 06/30 16.23 28 Normal
U-1620 2005 06/17 29.17 - --
Warren Wr-80 2005 06/16 16.77 - --
Washington W-533 1974 06/28 6.37 19 Excessive
Wayne Wn-592 2004 06/30 9.15 - --
Westchester We-5020 2003 06/21 13.41 - --
Wyoming Wo-4 1974 06/30 12.98 72 Normal
Yates Ya-180 2004 06/27 4.17 - --
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 4,413 4,462 4,496
01323500 Great Sacandaga Lake at Conklinville 34,340 32,750 31,790
04295000 Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at Rouses Point, NY - Elevation in ft
above sea level
June 30, 2005 97.57 June 30, 2004 96.46
Average (1939-2003) 96.93
Maximum daily 101.02 (1947) Minimum daily 94.35 (1965)
Provisional Data for June 2005#
INDEX STREAMFLOW STATIONS
(Reference period 1971-2000)
## Reference period is 1978-2000
** Excessive * Deficient
# Note: Flow statistics based on data collected through June 30, 2005.
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.
