1/3/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
St Lawrence River watershed flows much above normal
NYS drought free and ice free
Water news for Wednesday, January 3, 2024 - last updated 946 am EST
National Weather Service
Cloudy and overcast in central state Binghamton weather center seeing freezing temp today with chance of snow showers this evening. New York City looking clear and sunny in Central Park Wednesday, 35 F with slight chance of rain or snow showers overnight.
Floods and streamflow update from USGS WaterWatch
Lake Champlain water level remains on a receding trend mid-week running two inches below flood stage Wednesday morning at Port Henry. No extreme high flows or flooding registering in the state as of this update.
Raquette River drains an area of 1125 square miles in St Lawrence County. Three USGS monitoring stations on this river are recording much above seasonal normal values, over 90th percentile from head south of Piercefield, South Colton and the outlet north of Raymondville.
Drought Map USGS 7-day average streamflow against seasonal average
The NYS drought map cleared over the weekend, no part of the state is rated below normal or any variety of drought Wednesday.
Hazardous Spills the latest reports released from NY DEC as reported to the NY Emergency Spill Hotline 1-800-457-7362
The latest incident reports available today are spills occurring Dec 30, updates in progress, more to follow.
Note: WTNY reports all hazardous materials spills impacting water, petroleum spills of more than a barrel and regulated toxic materials spills of any amount, with a location tag on the map and listed by date on the right side spill button. Watch for our 2023 annual spill report by watershed area in the New Year.
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