USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
0422016550 OAK ORCHARD CREEK NEAR KENYONVILLE, NY
LOCATION - Lat 43°18'03.6", long 78°18'37.6" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Orleans County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04130001, on right bank, at downstream side of bridge on Townline Road, 1.6 mi southwest of Kenyonville, and 9.6 mi upstream of mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 202 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 2012 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 327.43 ft above NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 3,590 ft³/s, May 2, 2017, gage height, 5.40 ft; maximum gage height, 8.82 ft, Dec. 22, 2013 (ice jam); minimum discharge, about 5 ft³/s, Aug. 24, 2018, due to regulation.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: July 2020 to current year.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: July 2020 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: July 2020 to current year.
TURBIDITY: August 2020 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Multi-parameter water-quality sonde measures water temperature, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity at 15-minute intervals since July 2020.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 31.7°C, July 9, 2020; minimum, -0.2°C, Feb. 19, 21, 25, 2024.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 1,420 uS/cm @ 25°C, Feb. 6, 2021; minimum, 234 uS/cm @ 25°C, Aug. 16, 2023.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 19.4 mg/L, Mar. 30, 2024; minimum, 4.8 mg/L, July 26, 2023.
TURBIDITY: Maximum, 223 FNU, July 8, 2021; minimum, 0.6 FNU, Aug. 12, 2022.