HCDN: Streamflow Data Set, 1874 - 1988
By J.R. Slack, Alan M. Lumb, and Jurate Maciunas Landwehr
USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4076


Station 04262500 WEST BRANCH OSWEGATCHIE R NR HARRISVILLE NY


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 244 sq.mi.                             Datum is 738.51 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 04150302 at Latitude: 44:11:08N  Longitude: 075:19:52W
Station is in the state of NY (county code 089) and serviced by the NY office.
Channel slope is 26.70 feet/mile
Stream length is 36.00 miles
Mean basin elevation is 1320.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 12.21%    Lakes: 0.77%        Forests: 88.00%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is 6.13 inches
Annual precipitation is 43.50 inches
Precipitation intensity is 2.10 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 4.50 degrees Fahrenheit

This is a National Water Conditions station.
Comments and qualifications on the data:
   Since June 1985, record is unsuitable for analysis at less than monthly resolution due to powerplant regulation of
   low flows.


Monthly and longer averages for 72 water years are acceptable (all years except partial years).
A water year with acceptable data is indicated by an asterisk in the time line, which spans 1874 through 1988.

                                                   Water year
1     1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1       1
8     8         8         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9       9
7     8         9         0         1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8       8
4-----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5--8
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The streamflow data Daily values, monthly mean values, and yearly mean values of streamflow data are available in tablular form. Select the desired option from the list below.

The data tables do not have column heading for ease of reading into statistical programs. For a detailed description of the format of the data tables, select the corresponding file from the list below.

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