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	Available Parameters
	00010 Temperature, water(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00095 Specific cond at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00300 Dissolved oxygen(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	00400 pH(Max.,Min.,Med.)
	62619 Elevation, ocean/est(Mean,Tid.,Tid.,Tid.,Tid.)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Max.,Mean,Min.)
	63680 Turbidity, Form Neph(Max.,Mean,Min.) [(2)]
	90860 Salinity, at 25C(Max.,Min.,Mean)
	99137 Nitrate, in situ(Max.,Min.,Mean)

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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

01304200 ORIENT HARBOR AT ORIENT, NY

LOCATION - Lat 41°08'11.9", long 72°18'24.3" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Suffolk County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02030202, at Orient Wharf, in Orient.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2012 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929.

REMARKS - Satellite telemeter for elevation at station. Gaps in record caused by equipment malfunctions are filled with estimated data from nearby gage 01304562 Peconic River at Hwy 105 Riverhead, NY.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Storm tide of Dec. 11, 1992, reached an elevation of 4.8 ft, from high-water mark at site 0.6 mi northwest.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum elevation, 7.37 ft, Oct. 29, 2012; minimum elevation, -3.66 ft, Jan. 5, 2018.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - August 2012 to current year.

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: August 2012 to current year. SALINITY: August 2012 to current year. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: August 2012 to current year. pH: August 2012 to current year. TURBIDITY: August 2012 to current year. NITRATE: August 2012 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor provides 6-minute-interval readings collected from 1.6 ft above bottom. Nitrate analyzer provides 30-minute-interval readings collected from 1.6 ft above bottom. Salinity record computed from specific-conductance readings.

REMARKS - Satellite telemeter for water temperature, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, and nitrate parameters at station.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -

WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 29.0 °C, July 19, 2013; minimum, -1.8 °C, Jan. 1,2, 2018.

SALINITY: Maximum, 32.1 psu, Jan. 6, 2018; minimum, 24.4 psu, Feb. 7, 2020.

DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 14.1 mg/L, Feb. 27, 2015; minimum, 1.3 mg/L, Aug. 13, 2012.

pH: Maximum, 8.5 standard units, Mar. 21,22, Apr. 9, May 22, and 24, 2016; minimum, 7 std units, Aug. 28, 2016.

TURBIDITY: Maximum, 890 FNU, Apr. 16, 2017; minimum, <0.1 FNU, many days throughout the year.

NITRATE: Maximum, 0.8 mg/L, Jan. 18, 2014; minimum, <0.01 mg/L, many days throughout the year.