10/15/2024
WT Staff
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October 15, 2024 updated 447 pm EDT
Rain continues, drought relief statewide
Streamflow Situation from the USGS network of streamflow gauges
Rain continues in the west, streamflows run above normal to much above seasonal normal, above 90th percentile flows relieving Lake Ontario minor tributaries west section, today down-rated to moderate drought from extreme drought just two weeks ago. Genesee River, Niagara River - Lake Erie stations are still filling, a record high recorded in another Rochester Creek today. The south, northeast and central drainage basins are running normal to above normal, the odd station still rated below normal. Delaware River watershed is posting much above seasonal normal, above 90th percentile.
The drought map is clearing off, the area rated below normal is down to isolated patches, Niagara River -Lake Erie watershed, Genesee River, Chemung River, Oswego River - Finger Lakes have all cleared from the drought map. A portion of the Allegheny River watershed remains below normal in central Chautauqua County, Susquehanna River watershed is still rated below normal. In the north, Black River watershed, Lake Champlain and Upper Hudson watersheds remain below normal with the Oswegatchie River channel and tributaries remaining in moderate drought. A smaller part of the Lower Hudson watershed is still rated below normal including Orange and Dutchess Counties. As of this report, there are no extreme high or low flows recorded in the network.
WT HAB Tracker from the satellite monitoring program of the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science(NCCOS) and NYS DEC
New York
HAB reports are steadily diminishing as the days get shorter and water temperature cools off, down to 68 active bluegreen blooms from 104 yesterday. September reports have been retired to the archives. Finger Lakes are clearing up, just 2 blooms remaining in Canadaigua, 10 in Seneca Lake. Our impacted water body list is being converted to an archive list, the water bodies with active HABs remaining are listed here.
The latest satellite image of Lake Champlain was captured Oct 12, a clear image of the islands, shorelines and open water with no HAB activity visible. Vermont's Lake Carmi is cloud obscured in this image, the prior image Oct 11 showed a widespread HAB at 600 thousand cells per ml. See the NCCOS color image of Lake Champlain here.
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