1/17/2024
WT Staff
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Weather Advisories end
Streamflows much above normal
Water news for Wednesday, January 17, 2024 - last updated 959 am EST
Streamflow Situation from USGS WaterWatch
Streamflows rates have spiked upward overnight in upstate St Lawrence and Lake Champlain watersheds, running mostly above the 90th percentile, much above the seasonal normal, more to follow.
In the central watersheds flowing toward Long Island Sound, much above normal flows dominate Lower Hudson watershed, Long Island flows are sti In the south-flowing drainage basin, flows are normal. In the northwest, seasonal normal flow levels head for the Great Lakes with no apparent ice impact. In the south flowing watersheds, the recorded flow volume heading to the Mississippi River is normal, the volume headed for the Atlantic is above the seasonal normal nearest the headwaters, increasing to much above seasonal normal downstream in the major tributaries of Susquehanna, Ramapo and Delaware Rivers.
Mongaup River is still flowing at an extreme high, 99th percentile near Mongaup Wednesday. Just one monitor in all USGS sites in NYS is registering a flow below the seasonal normal Wednesday morning with no extreme low flows on the map.
See the blue tag on the map for flow volume updated throughout the day. Refer to USGS Provisional Data Statement at the end of this update.
Drought Map USGS 7-day average streamflow against seasonal average
No part of the state is rated below normal.
USGS Provisional Data Statement
Data are provisional and subject to revision until they have been thoroughly reviewed and received final approval. Current condition data relayed by satellite or other telemetry are automatically screened to not display improbable values until they can be verified.
Provisional data may be inaccurate due to instrument malfunctions or physical changes at the measurement site. Subsequent review based on field inspections and measurements may result in significant revisions to the data.
Data users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Information concerning the accuracy and appropriate uses of these data or concerning other hydrologic data may be obtained from the USGS.
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