LOCATION.--Lat 44°18'11.16", long
73°55'13.10" referenced to North American Datum of
1983, Essex County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04150404, on left
bank 500 ft upstream from the mouth at the State Highway 86
culvert, 3.8 mi northeast of Lake Placid.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1.30 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--November 2019 to December 2022
(discontinued).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum
of gage is 1,674.25 ft above NAVD of 1988.
REMARKS.--Water Years 2020-23: Records fair except those
for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 25.7
ft³/s, Jan. 12, 2020, gage height, 2.17 ft; maximum gage
height, 2.48 ft, Jan. 13, 2020, affected by backwater; minimum
discharge, 0.06 ft³/s, July 6, 2020, gage height, 0.65 ft;
minimum gage height, 0.60 ft, Sept. 22, 2020.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD1.--WATER TEMPERATURE:
November 2019 to January 2023.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: November 2019 to January
2023.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD1.--WATER
TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 25.0 °C, July 9, 2020; minimum, -0.2 °C
Feb. 23, 24, 2020, Dec. 21, 2021.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 78 uS/cm at 25 °C, Oct. 28,
2020; minimum, 19 uS/cm at 25 °C, Jan. 12, 2020.
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