LOCATION.--Lat 42°09'24.6", long
78°42'56.0" referenced to North American Datum of
1983, Cattaraugus County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 05010001, on left
bank 230 ft upstream from Main Street bridge in Salamanca, 1.3
mi downstream from Great Valley Creek, and 1.6 mi upstream from
Little Valley Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--1,608 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--September 1903 to current year.
Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.
Prior to October 1964, published as "at Red House"
(03011500).
REVISIONS HISTORY.--WSP 1385: 1907, 1909-12, 1913 (M),
1914-15, 1916-17 (M), 1925, 1927. WSP 1907: Drainage
area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,358.00
ft above NGVD of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark) and
1,357.49 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to Sept. 3, 1917,
nonrecording gage, and Sept. 3, 1917 to Sept. 30, 1964,
water-stage recorder, at site 7.5 mi downstream at different
datum.
REMARKS.--Water Years 2014-15: Records good except those
for estimated daily discharges, which are fair.
Water Years 2016-23: Records good except those for estimated
daily discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge,
73,000 ft³/s, June 23, 1972, gage height, 24.01 ft, from
floodmarks; minimum daily discharge, 79 ft³/s, Sept. 10, 11,
1971; minimum instantaneous discharge not determined.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD1.--WATER TEMPERATURES:
October 2011 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION1.--Water temperature recorder
since October 2011 provides 15-minute interval readings.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD1.--WATER
TEMPERATURES: Maximum, 29.5°C, July 10, 2020; minimum, -0.2°C,
on several days during 2019 winter period.
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