USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
0135749950 MOHAWK RIVER DIVERSION TO POWER PLANT AT COHOES, NY
LOCATION - Lat 42°47'08.5", long 73°42'37.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Albany County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02020004, on right bank 250ft upstream from the School Street powerplant intake in Cohoes, and 0.9 miles downstream of the beginning of the diversion.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1.67 mi².
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 2021 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: February 2021 to current year.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: February 2021 to current year.
pH: February 2021 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: February 2021 to current year.
TURBIDITY: February 2021 to current year.
CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE: February 2021 to current year.
PHYCOCYANIN FLUORESCENCE: February 2021 to current year.
DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER FLUORESCENCE: February 2021 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - A continuous water-quality monitor with water temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, chlorophyll fluorescence, phycocyanin fluorescence, and dissolved organic carbon fluorescence provides 15-minute-interval readings.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 28.8°C, Aug. 8, 2022; minimum -0.1°C, on many days during winter periods.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 601 uS/cm @ 25°C, Mar. 3. 2021; minimum, 180 uS/cm @ 25°C, Dec. 20, 2023.
pH: Maximum, 9.3, May 29, 2023; minimum, 7.2, Aug. 21, 22, 2022.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 10.4 mg/L, Oct. 25, 27, 28, 2022; minimum, 2.3 mg/L Aug. 21, 2022.
TURBIDITY: Maximum, 656 FNU, Apr. 9, 2022, minimum, <0.3 FNU, on many days. [<, actual value is known to be less than the value shown]