USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01362368 OX CLOVE NEAR MOUTH AT CHICHESTER, NY
LOCATION - Lat 42°06'17.2", long 74°18'34.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Ulster County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02020006, on left bank downstream from bridge on Park Road, in Chichester.
DRAINAGE AREA - 3.83 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 2016 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,020 ft above NAVD of 1988, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 916 ft³/s, Dec. 25, 2020, gage height, 7.09 ft, from rating curve extended above 42 ft³/s, on basis of contracted opening measurement of peak flow; minimum discharge 0.03 ft³/s, Oct. 22, 2017; minimum gage height, 2.49 ft, Aug. 17, 19, 26, 2022.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 2016 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - TURBIDITY: DTS12 - November 2016 to current year. Analite - June 2022 to current year.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION: November 2016 to current year.
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: December 2016 to current year.
COOPERATION - In cooperation with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.
INSTRUMENTATION - An optical turbidity sensor provides readings at 15-minute intervals since November 2016.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - TURBIDITY: DTS12 - Maximum, 1,600 FNU, June 19, 2017; minimum, <0.2 FNU, Sept. 19, 21, 26, 2021. Analite - Maximum, 1,040 FNU, Aug. 7, 2023; minimum, <0.2FNU, on several days. [<, actual value is known to be less than the value shown]
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION: Maximum daily mean, about 1,360 mg/L, Dec. 25, 2020; minimum daily mean, <1 mg/L, on many days. [<, actual value is known to be less than the value shown]
SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: Maximum daily, 46.4 tons, Aug. 17, 2018; minimum daily, <0.01 tons, on many days. [<, actual value is known to be less than the value shown]