USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
04249200 NORTH BRANCH SALMON RIVER AT REDFIELD, NY
LOCATION - Lat 43°32'32.5", long 75°48'50.3" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Oswego County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04140102, at bridge on Harvester Mill Road, 0.7 mi northeast of Redfield, and 0.8 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 82.5 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Occasional miscellaneous discharge measurements, water years 1957, 1959-64, annual maximum only--1962-64, 1985, 1987-2013. October 2013 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 948.45 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to Oct. 30, 2013, nonrecording gage at present site at datum 9.00 ft lower, and prior to Oct. 1, 1984, at different datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 16,700 ft³/s, Apr. 29, 2011, gage height, 10.84 ft, present datum, from rating curve extended above 5,800 ft³/s on basis of contracted-opening and flow-through-culverts measurement at gage height 10.15 ft; minimum discharge, 2.9 ft³/s, July 31, Aug. 1, 2016, gage height, 0.47 ft.