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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04235396 OWASCO LAKE NEAR AUBURN, NY
LOCATION - Lat 42°54'13.2", long 76°32'22.3" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Cayuga County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04140201, on right bank near downstream side of bridge in Emerson Park, 0.2 mi south of city limits of Auburn, and 1.0 mi upstream from State Dam.
DRAINAGE AREA - 205 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1967 to current year. Records of gage-height readings from 1912 to 1967, collected by, and in files of, City of Auburn.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Lake elevation record is provided in NGVD of 1929 and NAVD of 1988 datums. To convert NGVD of 1929 elevations to NAVD of 1988, subtract 0.49 ft. Prior to May 1, 1982, nonrecording gage read once daily by employees of City of Auburn Water Division at same site and datum (gage readings have been reduced to elevation above geodetic datum).
REMARKS - Lake elevation regulated by gates on outlet at State Dam. Area of water surface, 10.6 mi².
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum observed elevation since 1912, 716.91 ft above NGVD of 1929 (716.42 ft above NAVD of 1988), Mar. 23, 1936, Apr. 9, 1940 (information supplied by City of Auburn).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum observed elevation, 716.48 ft above NGVD of 1929 (715.99 ft above NAVD of 1988), June 25, 1972; minimum recorded elevation, 708.45 ft above NGVD of 1929 (707.96 ft above NAVD of 1988), Mar. 22, 23, 1993.
