WTNY describes the stream flows in each of NYS 17 watersheds, including direction/path of flow, listing 1200 monitoring stations in order from headwaters to outlet, including a flow rating (where available), flow volume in cubic feet per second (CFS), the depth of flow in feet and inches, the water temperature and specific conductance (where this information is available). WTNY logs a snapshot of the stream flows through the state’s rivers and tributaries once a month, as per USGS Waterwatch current streamflow monitoring stations.

Rivers, creeks flowing much above normal or high (in the top 10% of flow volume recorded for that system) are shown in boldface;
flows that have breached action stage appear in red,

flows in flood stage appear in boldface red type.
Ice-affected flows are shown in italics.

Flow volume can change rapidly during snowmelt and rain events. All readings are posted as they appear as of our monthly update.

During melting and rain events, check your local upstream station flow levels at the USGS WaterWatch Current Streamflow site or sign up for high flow alerts. Streamflow data is subject to review as sensors at the monitoring stations do malfunction from time to time. See USGS Provisional Data Statement at the end of this report for more information.

To EPA Impaired Water Bodies 303d List

The EPA requires all states update a draft list of impaired water bodies (the 303d list) every two years; providing a period for public comments, presenting the draft list to the EPA. The final 303d list is published as approved by the EPA, roughly every two years.

Impaired water bodies are defined as those with contaminants measured above threshold levels, as set by the EPA Clean Water Act, or where the desired use is impaired. The latest Draft List for New York State, covering 2020-2022 has closed for public comments, being submitted to EPA for review. (See the 2020-2022 Draft Impaired Water Bodies 303(d) List, organized by watershed area, here on this site.) The 2020-2022 Draft list includes NYS lakes, creeks, rivers and reservoirs that New York Department of Environmental Conservation has recommended for de-listing, along with water bodies requiring Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) plans. The TMDL plan is a type of Clean Water Plans, established by a collaboration of municipal, industrial and environmental groups in an overlay zoning district.

To Hazardous Algae Blooms (HABs) Beach Alerts

Hazardous algae blooms are reported here as they are confirmed across the state, as found on the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation NYHABs notification site.

New confirmed HABs are listed with the diamond bullet by water body, date and time of the report, placed in the applicable watershed, with location information (accuracy of our location description is limited by the accuracy of the location tag in the report to NY DEC).
HABs previously reported that remain active status are shown with a dash bullet.

Archived reports for the water body are mentioned in small print.

Contact parks management for the current information on local conditions before heading out and consider using an on-site rapid test for microcystin.

To Spills

NYS Spill Hotline: 1-800-457-7362
National Response Center: 1-800-424-8802

Reporting from the latest records uploaded to the NYS Hazardous Spill Incidents database by County each week.

New spills over 40 gallons are listed weekly in the watershed in which they occur, with location of the spill, the contaminant spilled (if known), the quantity (if known) and the resource affected (if known) surface water, groundwater, sewer, etc, and any amounts recovered at the site.

Spills reported previously and current within 30 days of the report
Spills over 100 gal, very toxic chemical spills and spills that impact water are flagged and tracked with state and/or EPA authorities for more information.
DEC receives sixteen thousand spill reports each year; each report is investigated by qualified personnel. WTNY lists reported spills of 40 gallons or more, all spills of unknown amounts, spills of very toxic substances of any amount, and all spills impacting state waters, regardless of the amount.

Sources

WaterToday New York aggregates information and data from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Department of Health, Region 2- EPA, USGS, NWS, NOAA by watershed area. The accuracy of the information contained in our reports is dependent on these sources. Provisional data statements apply, confirm data with local authorities before taking action.

Central NY Watersheds

emptying into Atlantic Ocean at Long Island Sound

Upper Hudson River Watershed

The Upper Hudson River Watershed drains the south side of the Adirondack Mountains, originating on Mt. Marcy and flowing south; the watershed management area extends to the Albany-Rensselaer County line. From the confluence of the Mohawk River, the Lower Hudson River gathers volume and carries on south to the Atlantic via Long Island Sound tidal estuary.

Including Sacandaga River, Schroon River, Indian River, Fish Creek, Hoosic River, Batten Kill, Great Sacandaga Lake, Indian Lake, Schroon Lake, Saratoga Lake

Flows parts of Essex, Hamilton, Saratoga, Washington, Rensselaer and Warren Counties

Upper Hudson River drains an area of 8288 sq miles from headwaters to Albany; flow
at Newcomb in Essex County is normal, 75.7% above mean at 162 cfs and down a foot, 1.91 ft deep (flood stage 12.5 ft);
at North Creek in Warren County is below normal, 36.5% above mean at 302 cfs, and down a foot, 2.58 ft deep (flood stage 10ft);
at Hadley flow is below normal, 55.2% above mean, 690 cfs and down half a foot, 1.94 ft deep (flood stage 14 ft);
at Fort Edward in Washington County is normal: 89.3% above mean at 2780 cfs and 21.02 ft deep (flood stage 26 ft);
at Thomson in Washington County is unrated, 64.9% above mean at 2450 cfs and down to 19.99 ft deep;
above Lock 1 near Waterford is flowing below normal, 61.3% above mean at 2480 cfs and 29.86 ft deep (flood stage 34 ft). (flow information updated 08-09-22)
Hudson River 303d listed for iron, aluminum and total phenols, copper, pH, listed in 1998 for PCBs, mercury, recommended for delisting in 2022 due to flawed original analysis
Vanderwhacker Brook Trib 2 drains an area of .35 sq miles in Essex County before entering the Boreas River system. There are no active monitors on the Boreas, which runs through Essex County, and joins the Hudson system. Vanderwhacker Brook is unrated, 0% above mean at 0 cfs and .33 ft deep (08-09-22)
Durgin Brook drains an area of 6.86 sq miles of Essex County before entering the Boreas River system. Flow at Boreas River is unrated, 84.1% above mean flow at 3.33 cfs and 1.85ft deep, 18.5º (08-09-22)
Indian River drains an area of 132 sq miles in Hamilton County. The flow near Indian Lake is rated normal at 49.2% above mean flow at 155 cfs and 1.75 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Schroon River drains an area of 527 sq miles in Warren County; the flow at Riverbank is not rated, registers 1.52 ft deep (flood stage 7ft) (updated 08-09-22)
Glens Falls Feeder (canal) in Washington County at Dunham Basin is unrated, 28.1% above mean at 28.9 cfs and 2.9 ft deep. (updated 08-09-22)
Sacandaga River drains an area of 1055 sq miles in Hamilton and Saratoga Counties. The flow
near Hope is normal, 47.5% above mean at 148 cfs and 1.76 ft deep (flood at 7ft);
at Stewart’s Bridge near Hadley is flowing normal, 116.6% above mean at 2290 cfs and 4.14 ft deep (updated 08-09-22)
Glowegee Creek drains an area of 26 sq miles in Saratoga County. The flow near West Milton is below normal, 28.2% above mean, 3.16 cfs, 2.88 ft deep. (updated 08-09-22)
Batten Kill drains an area of 396 sq miles of Washington County. The flow below Mill at Battenville is normal, 64.3% at 163 cfs and 4.2 ft deep (flood stage 12ft). (updated 08-09-22)
Hoosic River originates in Massachusetts, flowing north in MA and across New York in a westerly direction before joining the upper Hudson. The Hoosic drains an area of 510 sq miles including Rensselaer County. The flow
near Williamstown, MA is below normal, 29.8% above mean at 56.5 cfs and holding steady around 5.34 ft deep;
at Eagle Bridge is flowing normal, 47% above mean at 223 cfs and 2.8 ft deep (flood stage 11 ft). (updated 08-09-22)

Hoosic River 303d listed in 1998 for PCBs; proposed for de-listing in 2022 for flawed original analysis

Impaired Water Bodies (26)

New and existing Class 5 impaired water bodies (26), by type, County, year of listing and contaminants/concerns in regular text, with 15 of these water bodies proposed for de-listing in whole or in part – see full list under Central tab

Drinking Water Reservoirs on the Impaired List:

Schaghticoke Reservoir (1102-0015) in Rensselaer County, listed in 2006 for PCBs, recommended for delisting in 2022 for flawed analysis

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs) Beach Alerts (1)

Saratoga Lake (1 active)

July 28, 12 pm bloom of unknown extent confirmed on near the east shore midway down the main body of the lake, north of Snake Hill in Saratoga County remains active this week. Reported by the public.

Spills ( new)

Aug 5 – the cause is listed as “unknown” for the release of unknown amounts of raw sewage from a private residence on Hudson River Road in Waterford (Saratoga). It is not indicated whether the spill reached the nearby Hudson River. Spill Record # 2203954 remains an open file.
Aug 6 – an unknown amount of diesel was reported spilled at a Cumberland Farms gas station on Main St in South Glens Falls (Saratoga). The cause of this spill is reported as “unknown”. Spill record # 2203996 is open.
July 30 – equipment failure caused a spill of 40 gallons of non-PCB oil from transformer pole #27 on Rock City Road, Rock City (Saratoga). Spill# 2203777 remains open, no material reported recovered.

Mohawk River Watershed

The Mohawk River originates in the western Adirondacks and the Tug Hill Plateau and flows 140 miles to the east where it joins the Hudson River. Sections of the Mohawk River also serve as the New York State Barge (Erie) Canal.

Including Schoharie Creek, West Canada Creek, East Canada Creek; Hinkley Reservoir, Delta Reservoir, Peck Lake, Schoharie Reservoir; joins the Hudson River below Albany.

Flows draining parts of Schenectady, Oneida, Herkimer, Montgomery, and Albany Counties

Mohawk River drains an area of 3450 sq miles in Oneida, Herkimer, Montgomery, Schenectady, and Albany Counties. The flow
at Delta Dam near Rome in Oneida County is flowing below normal 74.2% above mean at 175 cfs and down over two feet from the high flow mid-June, currently 2.14 ft deep;
near Utica in Herkimer County is unrated, 69.5% above mean at 328 cfs and down more than four feet lower than mid-June level, currently measuring 4.46 ft deep;
at Little Falls is below normal, 69.1% above mean 899 cfs and 5.18 ft deep;
at Fonda is unrated, 103.6% above mean at 1680 cfs and 20.14 ft deep, 25.9°C;
at Amsterdam in Montgomery County unrated, 85.8% above mean 1670 cfs and 19.68 ft deep, 4°C ;
at Lock 8 near Schenectady in Schenectady County, 12.06 ft deep and 27.4°C with a specific conductance of 303 µS/cm;
at Freeman’s Bridge in Schenectady County is unrated, flowing 35.5% above mean at 691 cfs and coming back up again, 12.09 ft deep (flood stage 20ft);
at Rexford in Saratoga County the flow is up just slightly, 12.05 ft, 26.9°C and 324 µS/cm;
at Vischer Ferry Dam is a bit deeper this week, 12.05 ft deep;
at Cohoes in Albany County is flowing much below normal, 27.2% above mean at 561 cfs and down two feet from June level, 7.07 feet deep, measured above the confluence with the Hudson River (flood stage 20ft). (updated 08-11-22)

Listed 303d for aluminum, copper, low oxygen, fecal coliform, PCBs

Oriskany Creek drains an area of 144 sq miles in Oneida County into the Mohawk River. The flow at Oriskany is unrated, 62% above mean at 60.2 cfs and 2.37 ft deep (updated 08-11-22)
Sauquoit Creek drains an area of 59.8 sq miles of Oneida County into the Mohawk River. The flow at Whitesboro is unrated, 70.7% above mean at 29.6 cfs and 1.61 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)

Sauquoit Creek 303d listed in 2002 for PCBs, proposed for delisting in 2022 for flawed original analysis

Moyer Creek drains an area of 18.2 sq miles in Herkimer County. The flow at Frankfort is unrated, 71.4% above mean at 7.37 cfs and down again, 2.12 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
West Canada Creek drains an area of 560 sq miles in Herkimer County into the Mohawk River. The flow
near Wilmurt is unrated, 95.7% above mean at ten times less flow than in June, 262 cfs and half the depth at 2.83 ft deep;
at Kast Bridge in Herkimer County is rated normal, 73.8 % above mean at 479 cfs and up slightly, 2.68 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)

West Canada Creek 303d list: Upper and minor tributaries (1203-008) in Herkimer County, listed in 1998, 2004 for pH

East Canada Creek drains an area of 289 sq miles of Herkimer County into the Mohawk system. The flow at East Creek in Herkimer is rated much below normal, 8.9% above mean flow at 22.5 cfs and 1.02 ft deep (updated 08-11-22)
Steele Creek drains an area of 26.4 sq miles in Herkimer County into the Mohawk River. The flow at Ilion is unrated, 102.7% above mean at 15.3 cfs and 2.4 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)

Steele Creek 303d listed in 2004 for total phosphorous; listed in 2004 for silt/sediment, proposed for delisting in 2022 for flawed original analysis

Fulmer Creek drains an area of 21.7 sq miles of Herkimer County into the Mohawk system. The flow at Mohawk is unrated, 58.4% above mean at 4.36 cfs and 1.89 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Otsquago Creek drains an area of 61 sq miles in Montgomery County into the Mohawk system. The flow at Fort Plain is normal, 52.8% above mean at 5.66 cfs and 1.14 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Canajoharie Creek drains an area of 59.7 sq miles in Montgomery County. The flow at Canajoharie is unrated, 16.9% above mean at 3.16 cfs and 1.34 ft deep (updated 08-11-22)
Schoharie Creek drains an area of 886 sq miles of Schoharie County flowing north to join the Mohawk River;
near Lexington is unrated, 7% above mean at 8.08 cfs and 1.2 ft deep;
at Prattsville is flowing below normal, 14.5% above mean at 18.4 cfs and 2.75 ft deep (flood at 12ft);
at Gilboa is flowing unrated, ---% above mean at 10.3 cfs and 9.38 ft deep (flood stage 17 ft),
near North Blenheim is unrated, 5.35% above mean at 10.7 cfs, and 1.6 ft deep;
at North Blenheim is flowing below normal, 12.45% above mean at 6.96 cfs and .73 ft deep;
at Breakabeen is normal, 16.7% above mean at 14.6 cfs and .98 ft deep (flood stage 11ft);
at Middleburgh is not rated, 14.2% above mean at 14.8 cfs and 4.08 ft deep;
at Schoharie is 4.03 ft deep;
at Esperance, .92 ft deep;
at Burtonsville in Schoharie County is below normal, 14.8% above mean, 24.7 cfs and .64 ft deep, (flood stage 6ft) (updated 08-11-22)
Fox Creek drains an area of 99 sq miles in Schoharie County. The flow near Schoharie is unrated, 5.76% above mean at 2.39 cfs and 2.11 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Little Schoharie Creek drains an area of 18.1 sq miles of Schoharie County. The flow near Middleburgh is unrated, 23.6% above mean at 1.56 cfs and 1.66 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
West Kill drains an area of 27 sq miles in Greene County. The flow
near Spruceton is unrated, 13.5% above mean, .99 cfs and .14 ft deep;
at West Kill is unrated, 11.2% above mean at 3.3 cfs and 2.87 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
East Kill drains an area of 35.6 sq miles in Greene County. The flow near Jewett Center is unrated, 5.67% above mean at 1.6 cfs and 2.2 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Manor Kill drains an area of sq miles in Schoharie County. The flow at West Conesville near Gilboa is below normal, 30.75% above mean at 3.29 cfs and .85 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Platter Kill drains an area of 10.9 sq miles in Schoharie County. Flow at Gilboa is below normal, 36.3% above mean at 1.57 cfs and 1.76 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Mine Kill drains an area of 16.2 sq miles in Schoharie County. The flow at North Blenheim is much below normal, 5.45% above mean at .38 cfs and 1.44 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Batavia Kill drains an area of 68.6 sq miles in Greene County before joining with Schoharie system. The flow at Red Falls near Prattsville is unrated, 17.3% above mean at 6.31 cfs and 1.37 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Cobleskill Creek drains an area of sq miles in Schoharie County heads north to join the Mohawk River. The flow at S. Grand Street, Cobleskill is unrated, 10.6% above mean at 1.25 cfs and 2.55 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
- 303d listed in 2004 for fecal coliforms.

Impaired Water Bodies (28)

28 sites proposed in 2020-2022 Draft 303d, for details see list on this site.

Schoharie Reservoir receives rainfall and snow melt run-off from an area of 315 sq miles in Schoharie County. Schoharie Reservoir (1202-0012), lake/reservoir in Greene County, listed in 1998 for silt/sediment; recommended for de-listing in 2022 for flawed original analysis

Hazardous Algae Blooms (HABs) Beach Alerts (1 active)

Washington Park Pond (1 active)

July 29, 9am small localized bloom confirmed in Albany County remains active this week. Reported by NY Department of Health.

Spills (3 new)

Aug 3 – Spill record #2203896 report indicates “other” cause for a spill of unknown amount of “other” contaminant listed as water, from Mohawk Fine Paper mills into the Mohawk River at Waterford. WTNY called the mill for more details on this release of water, a message has been left with the Operations Manager. State Pollutant Discharge Permit NY0006912
July 31 – a spill of unknown amount of unknown petroleum impacting West Canada Creek was reported from a private residence on South Main St in Newport (Herkimer). Spill record # 2203788 was still open as of Aug 10, 2022.
July 31 – a deliberate release of raw sewage into the Mohawk River was reported related to a private residence on State Route 5-S near Rotterdam (Schenectady). The amount of raw sewage released is unknown. Spill report # 2203792 was closed August 2.
July 22^nd, 2022 – In Guilderland (Albany), at a fuel station on the 2400 block of Western Ave, was reported to have a gasoline spill. We don’t know how much was spilled and no material was reported recovered. (Spill#2203532)
July 24^th, 2022 – Equipment failure in Frankfort (Herkimer) on Powerline Rd 307 centre street was a hydraulic oil spill. We don’t know how much was spilled in this incident. No material reported recovered. (Spill#2203566)

Lower Hudson River Watershed –

The Lower Hudson Watershed begins where the Mohawk River joins the Hudson system at the Troy Dam and extends down to Manhattan. The lower end of the Hudson system, 153 miles, is technically a tidal estuary, not a river.

Rondout/Wallkill Rivers, Stockport/Kinderhook Creeks, Catskill Creek, Esopus Creek, Croton River; Ashokan Reservoir, Rondout Reservoir, New Croton Reservoir, Alcove Reservoir, Cross River Reservoir, Muscoot/Upper New Croton Reservoir

Flows catching parts of Albany, Rensselaer, Dutchess, Columbia, Ulster Counties

Lower Hudson River drains the bottom end of a total area more than 12,600 sq miles in New York State.
At Green Island in Albany County, the Hudson is flowing normal, 76.5% above mean at 5230 cfs and down slightly, 14.94 ft deep (flood stage 21.5);
at Albany is -.76 ft deep (flood stage 11 ft) 27.8°C;
at Port of Albany, flow is reporting -.5 ft deep, 28°C and 253 µS/cm;
the tidal estuary near Poughkeepsie station in Dutchess County flow is 2.51 ft deep, 302 µS/cm
at South Dock at West Point in Orange County the monitors are malfunctioning --°C with specific conductance of -- µS/cm;
at Piermont the flow is not rated, 3.37 ft deep (USGS flood stage 4.3 ft) 27.1°C and -- µS/cm (conductivity sensor is malfunctioning) (updated 08-11-22)

Lower Hudson 303d listed in 2022 for Aluminum, Copper, Iron and Total Phenols. A listing in 1998 for PCBs is suggested for delisting in 2022 due to flaws in original analysis.

Normans Kill drains 168 sq miles of Albany County. The flow
at Karlsfield is not rated, 8.11 ft deep;
the flow at Albany is unrated, 27.5% above mean at 18.7 cfs and 2.8 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Esopus Creek drains an area of 419 sq miles of Ulster County;
below Lost Clove Rd at Big Indian in Ulster the flow is unrated, 30% above mean at 12.8 cfs and 2.53 ft deep;
at Allaben is below normal, 26.8% above mean at 12.2 cfs and up slightly, 2.78 ft;
at Coldbrook is rated normal, 79.1% above historic mean at 326 cfs and steady depth, 4.38 ft deep (flood 11ft) and 22.7°C;
near Lomontville is unrated, 14.2% above mean at 27.1 cfs and 2.49 ft deep;
at Mount Marion is normal, 34.4% above mean at 53.8 cfs and 12.44 ft deep (flood stage 20 ft). (updated 08-11-22)

Esopus Creek 303d listed in 2012 for turbidity; Esopus Creek, Upper, including minor tributaries (0007) in Ulster County, listed in 1998 for silt/sediment, considered for delisting in 2022 due to flawed original analysis.

Stony Clove Creek drains an area of 30.9 sq miles in Ulster County before entering the Ashokan Reservoir. The flow below Ox Clove at Chichester is unrated, 9.7% above mean at 4.12 cfs and 2.09 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Birch Creek drains an area of 12.5 sq miles in Ulster County and enters the Ashokan Reservoir. The flow at Big Indian is unrated, 30.7% above mean at 3.54 cfs and 2.64 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Beaver Kill drains an area of sq miles in Ulster County before joining Esopus Creek. The flow at Mount Tremper is unrated, 19.3% above mean at 4.19 cfs and 5.75 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Woodland Creek drains an area of 20.6 sq miles of Ulster County. The flow
at Wilmot Way near Woodland is unrated, -- ft deep; (equipment malfunction apparent)
at Phoenicia is unrated, 11.2% above mean at 2.94 cfs and 3.51 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Valatie Kill drains an area of 9.8 sq miles of Rensselaer County before joining the Hudson; the flow near Nassau is much below normal, 2.82% above mean at .14 cfs and .8 feet deep. (updated 08-11-22)

Valatie Kill 303d listed in 2010 for PCBs, considered for delisting in 2022 due to flaws in the original analysis.

Bush Kill drains an area of 69.3 sq miles of Ulster County before entering the Ashokan Reservoir. The flow below Maltby Hollow Brook at West Shokan is unrated, 18% above mean at 4.25 cfs and 2.02 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Hollow Tree Brook drains an area of 1.95 sq miles in Greene County, joining the Stony Clove Brook and entering Ashokan Reservoir. The flow at Lanesville is unrated, 13.35% above mean at .47 cfs and 1.95 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Myrtle Brook drains an area of 1.81 sq miles in Greene County. Flow at Edgewood is unrated, 15.8% above mean at .49 cfs and 3.62 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Warner Creek drains an area of 8.71 sq miles in Ulster County. Flow at Chichester is unrated, 94.2% above mean at 8.73 cfs and 1.15 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Kinderhook Creek drains an area of 329 sq miles in Columbia County before joining the Hudson River. The flow at Rossman is normal, 39.3% above mean at 59.1 cfs and 1.74 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Wappinger Creek drains an area of 181 sq miles of Dutchess County; the flow at Wappinger Falls is below normal, 10% above mean at 12.1 cfs and 2.28 ft deep (flood stage 8ft) (updated 08-11-22)
Rondout Creek drains an area of 383 sq miles in Ulster County;
at Lowe’s Corners is below normal, 14% above mean at 8.93 cfs and 2.5 ft deep;
at Rosendale is normal, 33% above mean at 66.8 cfs and 8.81 ft deep (flood stage 18 ft)(updated 08-11-22)
Chestnut Creek drains an area of 20.9 sq miles in Sullivan County. The flow at Grahamsville is below normal at 23.3% above mean at 4.13 cfs and .13 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Croton River drains an area of 378 sq miles of Westchester County into the Croton Reservoir for the New York City water supply. The flow at New Croton Dam near Croton-on-Hudson is rated above normal at 48.7% above mean at 94.9 cfs and 1.83 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)

Croton Reservoir 303d listed in 2018 for low dissolved oxygen and total phosphorous in excess of standard

West Branch Croton River drains 80.4 sq miles of the Croton River basin in Westchester County. The flow
at Richardsville, is unrated, 5.8% above historic mean at .28 cfs and .39 ft deep;
below dam near Kent Cliffs is unrated, 66.5% above historic mean at 9.98 cfs and 1.21 ft deep;
near Carmel flow is 82.2% above historical mean flow at 21.6 cfs and 1.22 ft deep;
near Croton Falls is unrated, 20.4% above historical mean flow at 14.7 cfs and 2.96 ft deep (updated 08-11-22)
East Branch Croton River drains an area of 81 sq miles of the Croton River basin in Westchester County. The flow
near Putnam Lake is unrated, .9% above historic mean at .28 cfs and 2.11 ft deep;
at Brewster is unrated, flowing 56.6% above historic mean at 46.4 cfs and 3.06 ft deep;
at Croton Falls is 61.8% above mean at 43.9 cfs and 1.62 ft deep (updated 08-11-22)
Horse Pound Brook drains an area of 3.94 sq miles in Putnam County, east of the Hudson River, into the New Croton Reservoir. The flow near Lake Carmel is 4.2% above mean at .07 cfs and .25 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Cross River drains an area of 29.9 sq miles of the Croton River basin in Westchester County. The flow
near Cross River is 5.5% above mean at .43 cfs and 1.3 ft deep,
at Katonah is 57.5% above historic mean at 11 cfs and 1.34 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Titicus River drains an area of 23.8 sq miles of the Croton River basin in Westchester County. The flow
at Salem Centre is unrated, 8.1% above mean at .67 cfs and 1.38 ft deep;
at Purdys Station is unrated: 51.1% above mean at 8.52 cfs and 1.57 ft deep; reading same as June 23, possible malfunction (updated 08-11-22)
Muscoot River drains an area of 19.7 sq miles of the Croton River basin in Westchester County into the Croton River and New Croton Reservoir. The flow
below dam at Amawalk is unrated, 42.2% above mean at 12.2 cfs and 8.24 ft deep;
at Baldwin Place is 3.4% above historical mean at .26 cfs and 3.57 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)

Muscoot River 303d listed in 2018 for ammonia and low dissolved oxygen

Wallkill River drains an area of 695 sq miles in Ulster County. The flow at Gardiner is below normal, 11.6% above mean, 63.4 cfs and down a foot since June 23, 8 ft deep (flood stage 13 ft) (updated 08-11-22)

Wallkill River 303d listed in 2022 for pH, and 2018 for total phosphorous.

Impaired Water Bodies (80)

80 distinct water bodies appear on the new Draft list in the Lower Hudson River Watershed. Note that each lake/reservoir or section of creek/river may have multiple impairments listed, and each impairment has its own line in the official list, but for our purposes here, we count an impaired water body once. Of the 80 listed, 8 are reservoirs; 14 sites have been put forward for one or more contaminants being delisted. See full listing at wtny.us

Wiccopee Reservoir (0153) in Putnam County, listed in 2022 for iron in excess of standards
Melzing Reservoir (0183) in Dutchess County, listed in 2022 for iron
Vly Creek Reservoir (0234) in Albany County, listed in 2022 for low dissolved oxygen
Croton Falls Reservoir minor tributaries (0001) in Putnam County
Browns Pond Reservoir (0013) in Orange County, listed in 2018 for total phosphorous
Beacon/Cargill Reservoir (0017) in Putnam County, listed in 2022 for dissolved oxygen, iron and pH
Ashokan Reservoir (0004) in Ulster County, listed in 1998 for silt/sediment is now considered for delisting in 2022 due to flawed original analysis
Basic Creek Reservoir (0001) in Albany County, listed in 2022 for low dissolved oxygen
Watervliet Reservoir (0001) in Albany County listed in 2018 for low dissolved oxygen, listed in 2022 for iron and manganese

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs) Beach Alerts (8 active)

Lake Welch (1 active)

August 2, 10 am widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed mid-lake in Rockland County. Reported by NY Parks.

Lake Lincolndale (1 active)

August 2, 2pm bloom of unreported extent confirmed in Westchester County. Reported by the NYS Department of Health.

Lake Purdys (1 active)

August 2, 2 pm bloom confirmed in Westchester County. Reported by NYS Department of Health.

Basic Creek Reservoir (1 active)

July 29, 2 pm large localized bloom confirmed in a northwest bay, Albany County.

Lawson Lake (1 active)

August 3, 9:11 am widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed mid-lake in Albany County. Reported by the public.

Schor Pond (1 active)

August 2, 6:08 pm small localized bloom confirmed in Columbia County. Reported by the public.

Putnam Lake (2 active)

August 1, 9 am bloom of unspecified extent confirmed midlake in Putnam County.
July 29, 12:30 pm bloom of unspecified extent confirmed on the east shore nearest Jackson Rd in Putnam County. Reported by NYS Department of Health.

Spills ( new)

Aug 4 – a storm caused a leak of 60 gallons of transformer oil from the National Grid on Orchard St. in Delmar (Albany). Spill report # 2203936 is open as of 08-10-22.
Aug 4 – equipment failure in a commercial vehicle is reported as the cause of a spill of an unknown amount of motor oil at Robin Wright Disposal on Manor Rd in Glenmont (Albany). Spill report # 2203912 is open.
Aug 4, July 29 – the cause is unknown for fly coal ash and coal combustion residuals reported released from Equinor site at Port of Albany into the Hudson River. The spill occurred at Beacon Island, Glenmont (Albany). Spill Report # 2203931 related to fly ash was still open as of Aug 10; record #2203731 related to the CCR closed Aug 2.
Aug 2 – equipment failure is reported as the cause of a spill of unknown amount of gasoline from the Sunoco gas station on Delaware Ave in Delmar (Albany). Spill report # 2203874 is open.
Aug 1 – no specific reason was reported for a spill of unknown amount of diesel from the Cumberland Farms gas station on 68 Route 9W in Glenmont (Albany). Spill report # 2203821 is open.
July 31 – no cause is given for a release of ash from a commercial site on Halter Rd in Glenmont (Albany), Port of Albany. The spill is reported to have impacted the Hudson River. Spill report # 2203787 closed Aug. 2.
July 30 - equipment failure on a commercial vehicle near the Westchester County airport, Airport Rd in White Plains (Westchester) caused a spill of an unknown amount of diesel. Spill report # 2203772 was closed Aug 1.
July 31 – human error caused a spill of 50 gallons of gas as a customer drove off while filling up at a BP gas station on Albany Post Rd, Croton on Hudson. The spill was not reported to reach water. Spill report # 2203791was open as of Aug 10.
Aug 4 – the cause of a spill at a commercial/industrial site on South Colden St in Newburgh (Orange) is reported as unknown. Listed as a former industrial building, the reporting party did not know the amount spilled or the specific material spilled. Spill report # 2203911 was still open as of Aug 10.
Aug 2 – cause unknown was reported for a spill of construction materials at the NYS Department of Transportation on Lime Kill Rd in East Fishkill (Dutchess). Spill record # 2203854 was still open as of Aug 10.
Aug 5 – equipment failure is listed as the cause of a spill of unknown amount of #2 fuel oil at the Carmel Fire House on Gleneida Ave in Carmel (Putnam). Spill record # 2203950 was still open on Aug 10.
Aug 2 – equipment failure is listed as the cause of a spill from a commercial facility on 81 Columbia Turnpike in Rensselaer (Rensselaer). The spill of an unknown amount of hydraulic oil remains open as of Aug 10. Spill record #
Aug 2 – Spill record # 2203850 indicates sediment of unknown source in a stream off Water Street in New Paltz (Ulster). The cause of the spill is listed as unknown. The file was closed on Aug. 3.

July 22^nd, 2022 – Equipment failure at an educational building in Latham (Albany), on the 100 block of Onderdonk Rd, contributed to a sulfuric acid spill. We don’t know how much was spilled, and no material was reported recovered. (Spill#2203499|
July 25^th, 2022 – Human error in Kent (Putnam), on the 0-100 block of Towners Rd contributed to a gasoline spill of 70-gallons. File is open. No material recovered reported. (Spill#2203616)
July 22^nd, 2022 – Equipment failure in Waterford (Saratoga), on the 200 block of Hudson River Rd, contributed to a commercial vehicle spilling diesel. We don’t know how much was spilled. No material recovered reported. File is open. (Spill#2203509)
July 22^nd, 2022 – Human error in Yonkers (Westchester) on the 0-100 block of Alexander St, was the cause of a spill of coal tar. We don’t know how much was spilled. No material recovered reported. File closed July 28^th, 2022. (Spill#2203523)
July 22^nd, 2022 – Equipment failure in Hawthorne (Westchester) on the 100 block of Marietta Ave, contributed to a #2 fuel oil spill. We don’t know how much was spilled. No material reported recovered. (Spill#2203519)

Delaware River Watershed

Delaware River headwaters flow down from the Catskill Mountains into Delaware Bay/Atlantic Ocean. The watershed area includes East Branch Delaware River, West Branch Delaware River, Neversink River, Mongaup River, Pepacton Reservoir, Cannonsville Reservoir and Neversink Reservoir.

Flows streaming over parts of Delaware, Ulster, Sullivan Counties

East Branch Delaware River drains an area of 458 sq miles in Delaware County. The flow
at Roxbury is unrated, 4% above mean at .41 cfs and 2.71 ft deep;
at Margaretville is normal, 35.1% above mean at 36.8 cfs and 2.24 ft deep (flood stage 11ft) --°C and -- µS/cm; equipment malfunction noted;
at Downsville in Delaware County reporting normal, 77.5% above mean, 135 cfs and 3.12 ft deep (flood stage 9ft) 6.5°C; ( gages reporting same as June measurement, likely malfunctioning)
at Harvard, flow is normal, 53% above mean at 153 cfs and 2.63 ft deep, (flood stage 10 ft) 18.5°C;
at Fishs Eddy is normal, 36.85% above mean at 235 cfs and 3.95 ft deep, (flood stage 13 ft) 23.1°C; (updated 08-11-22)
West Branch Delaware River drains an area of 595 sq miles of Delaware County. The flow
at Hobart is unrated, 12% above mean at 1.33 cfs and .89 ft deep;
upstream from Delhi is much below normal, 13% above mean at 11.6 cfs and 1.85 ft deep (flood stage 8ft);
at Walton in Delaware County is below normal, 23.1% above mean at 43.9 cfs and down two feet since June, 2.72 ft deep, (flood stage 9.5) 22.2°C and -- µS/cm; equipment reading unavailable, conditions are too dry.
at Stilesville in Delaware County is normal, 80.7% above mean at 496 cfs and 8.03 ft deep, 9.9°C; gages reading the same as June 23, likely malfunctioning.
at Hale Eddy in Delaware County is normal, 71.9% above mean flow at 520 cfs and 2.83 ft deep, (flood stage 11 ft) 15.1°C; (updated 08-11-22)
West Brook drains an area of sq miles in Delaware County. The flow at Austin Lincoln Park at Walton is unrated, 3% above mean at 1.45 cfs and 3.08 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Town Brook drains 14.3 sq miles in Delaware County. The flow southeast of Hobart is unrated, 4.5% above historic mean, .54 cfs and .86 ft (flood stage 7 ft) (updated 08-11-22)
Dry Brook drains an area of 82.2 sq miles in Delaware County. The flow at Arkville is unrated, 19.3% above mean at 14.3 cfs and 1.22 ft deep. (flood stage 10.5 ft) (updated 08-11-22)
Trout Creek drains an area of 20.2 sq miles in Delaware County direct to the Delaware River. The flow at Trout Creek is normal, 14% above mean, 1.71 cfs and 2.71 ft deep (flood stage 6.3 ft). (updated 08-11-22)
Little Delaware River drains an area of 49.8 sq miles in Delaware County into the Delaware River. The flow near Delhi is below normal, 13.5% above mean at 6.12 cfs and 1.82 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Platte Kill drains an area of 34.9 sq miles in Delaware County. The flow at Dunraven is below normal, 19.7% above mean at 4 cfs and 2.73 ft deep (flood stage 7ft) (updated 08-11-22)
Beaver Kill drains an area of 241 sq miles in Delaware County. The flow at Cooks Falls is below normal, 23.4% above mean at 73.7 cfs and .83 ft deep, (flood stage 10 ft) 24.8°C. (updated 08-11-22)
Tremper Kill drains an area of 33 sq miles of Delaware County; the flow near Andes is below normal, 11.9% above mean at 2.91 cfs and 2.32 ft deep, (flood stage 6.8 ft) 21.7°C and 125 µS/cm (updated 08-11-22)
Mill Brook drains an area of 25.2 sq miles in Delaware County. The flow at Dunraven is below normal, 43.4% above mean at 4.2 cfs and 2.6 ft deep, 20°and 59 µS/cm (updated 08-11-22)
Neversink River drains an area of 93 sq miles in Ulster, Orange, and Sullivan Counties. Neversink River
near Claryville in Sullivan County is below normal, 23.3% above mean at 29.4 cfs and 6.21 ft deep, 4°C and 88 µS/cm;
at Neversink is flowing above normal, 146.9% above mean at 119 cfs and 3.54 ft deep, 9.1°C and 26 µS/cm;
at Bridgeville is not rated, 66.4% above mean at 131 cfs and 4.85 ft deep (flood stage 13 ft), 21.6°C and 81 µS/cm;
at Godeffroy in Orange County is below normal, 40.9% above mean at 100 cfs and 3.16 ft deep (flood stage 10ft), 24.8°C and 102 µS/cm. (updated 08-11-22)
West Branch Neversink River drains an area of 33.8 sq miles in Sullivan County.
At Winnisook Lake near Frost Valley headwaters, the flow is unrated, 1.92% above mean at .02 cfs and 1.15 ft deep, 14.9ºC and 15 µS/cm;
at Claryville the flow is unrated, 31.2% above mean at 16.4 cfs and 5.66 ft deep, 20.4°C and 39 µS/cm (updated 08-11-22)
East Branch Neversink River drains an area of 22.9 sq miles in Ulster County. The flow
northeast of Denning flow is not rated, 22.4% above mean at 3.19 cfs and .82 ft deep, 16.6°C and 12 µS/cm;
near Claryville is not rated, 29.8% above mean at 11.3 cfs and 4.48 ft deep, 19.8°C and 23 µS/cm; (updated 08-11-22)
Delaware River drains an area of 1820 sq miles of Delaware County and across the state line to empty into. The flow
at Lordville is unrated, 40.5% above mean at 1020 cfs and down nearly three feet from June, 6.09 ft deep, (flood stage 20 ft) 21.2°and 90 µS/cm;
at Callicoon is below normal, 47.5% above mean at 16.6 cfs and down two feet since June, 3.15 ft deep, (flood stage 12 ft) 24.6ºC and 92 µS/cm;
near Barryville is below normal, 48% above mean at 948 cfs and down six feet, 2.72 ft deep (flood stage 17ft) 27.4°C;
at Port Jervis the flow is below normal, 51.7% above mean at 1560 cfs and 2.51 ft deep; (flood stage 18 ft) 27.1°C and 105 µS/cm. (updated 08-11-2022)
Callicoon Creek drains an area of 110 sq miles in Sullivan County. The flow at Callicoon is below normal, 28.8% above mean at 16.6 cfs and .97 ft deep (flood stage 7ft) 24°C, (updated 08-11-2022)
Mongaup River drains an area of 200 sq miles in Sullivan County. The flow
near Mongaup Valley is unrated, 16.75% above mean at 23.5 cfs and 2.84 ft deep (flood stage 14ft),
near Mongaup flow is above normal, 202.8% above mean at 472 cfs and 2.97 ft deep, 22.6°C and 134 µS/cm (updated 08-11-22)

Impaired Water Bodies (25)

25 Water bodies appear on the latest Draft 303(d) list for Delaware River watershed in 2022, with 2 suggestions for delisting, in whole or in part.

For more details, check out the posted list under the Delaware tab.

Hazardous Algae Blooms (HABs) Beach Alerts (2 active)

Launt Pond (1 active)

Aug 1, 12:30 pm widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed in Delaware County. Confirmed by DEC staff.

Lake Superior (1 active)

Aug 5, 7:50 am large localized bloom confirmed in Sullivan County. Reported by the public.

Spills (0 new)

July 17 – equipment failure on a transformer pole on Route 6 near Port Jervis (Orange) caused a leak of an unknown amount of non-PCB oil. No material is reported recovered. Spill# 2203312 file closed July 18.
July 17 – an unknown amount of raw sewage was dumped into Delaware River from the New Jersey side, River Rd in Montague. The cause of the spill is reported as unknown, no material was reported recovered. Spill # 2203318 is still open on July 21.
July 15 – it is not known what caused release of raw sewage from commercial/industrial site, Lang Sewage Treatment facility on Woodoak Dr. in Narrowsburg (Sullivan). The volume of the spill is reported unknown. None of the material is reported recovered. Spill# 2203278 was still open as of July 21.

Housatonic River Watershed

A small portion of the headwaters of the Housatonic lie in eastern New York State. These waters drain the Taconic and Berkshire Mountains before joining the Housatonic and eventually emptying into Long Island Sound. Includes Tenmile River, Green River, Indian Lake, Swift/Crane Ponds

Flows: parts of Dutchess County

Housatonic River drains an area of 282 sq miles in Dutchess County. The river itself is not located in New York state, but it does receive run-off from Dutchess County; near Great Barrington, MA is flowing below normal, 25.7% above mean at 68.1 cfs and 1.65 ft deep; (08-11-22)
Green River drains an area of 51 sq miles of Dutchess County. The flow
near Williamstown, MA is below normal, 18.3% above mean at 8.41 cfs and 1.34 ft deep;
at Great Barrington is below normal, 31.8% above historic mean at 7.23 cfs and .37 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)

Impaired Water Bodies (0)

Hazardous Algae Blooms – HABs (0 new)

Spills (0 new)

Atlantic Ocean/Long Island Sound Watershed

The Atlantic Ocean/Long Island Sound Watershed drains most of the New York City Metropolitan Area and all of Long Island. The drainage area includes all marine waters in New York Harbor, Long Island Sound, Block Island Sound, and along the South Shore of Long Island, and the fresh waters that drain into them.

Includes 1415 square miles of marine estuary waters, the Bronx River, Mamaroneck River, Mianus River, Peconic River, Kensico Reservoir, Lake Ronkonkoma.

Flows taking in run-off from parts of Bronx, Queens, Kings, Suffolk, Nassau and New York Counties

Bronx River drains an area of 38.4 sq miles of Bronx County. The flow at NY Botanical Garden is unrated, 16.3% above mean at 11.3 cfs and .49 ft deep (flood stage 3ft) 25.3°C and 1020 µS/cm (updated 08-11-22)
Valley Stream drains 3.77 sq miles in Nassau County. The flow at Valley Stream has been monitored for 65 years. This week flow is normal, 78.4% above mean at 1.92 cfs and 1.03 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
East Meadow Brook drains an area of 28.7 sq miles of Nassau County. The flow at Freeport is below normal, 10.5% above mean at 1.15 cfs and .19 ft deep (updated 08-11-22)
Massapequa Creek drains an area of 38.6 sq miles in Nassau County. The flow at Massapequa is below normal, 12.95% below mean at 1.05 cfs and .6 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Carlls River drains an area of 35.4 sq miles in Suffolk County. The flow at Babylon is normal, ---% above mean, 18.8 cfs and down three quarters of a foot, .68 ft deep. (updated 06-24-22)
Sampawams Creek drains an area of 22.7 sq miles in Suffolk County. The flow at New Babylon is below normal, 32% above mean at 2.58 cfs and .33 ft deep (updated 08-11-22)
Bellmore Creek tributary drains less than 1 sq mile in Suffolk County. The flow near Bellmore is normal, 56.55 % above mean at 2.03 cfs and 1.06 ft deep. (08-11-22)
Connetquot Brook drains an area of 21.9 sq miles in Suffolk County. The flow at Central Islip is below normal: 70.25% above mean at 16.6 cfs and 2.41 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Swan River drains an area of 8 sq miles in Suffolk County. The flow at East Patchogue is below normal, 65.3% above at 7.8 cfs and .48 ft deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Carmans River drains an area of 73 sq miles in Suffolk County. The flow at Yaphank is normal, 96.1% above mean at 23.4 cfs and 1.18 ft deep (08-11-22)
Peconic River drains an area of 74.7 sq miles of Suffolk and Nassau Counties. The flow
at Riverhead is much below normal: 47.7% above mean at 13.4 cfs and .29 ft deep;
at County Hwy 105 is not rated, tidal flow depth 1.01 ft deep (flood stage 4.44 ft) 29.2°C and 42200µS/cm (updated 08-11-22)
Mill Neck Creek drains an area of 8.58 sq miles of Nassau County. The flow at Mill Neck is normal, 77.25% above mean at 7.13 cfs and .18 feet deep. (updated 08-11-22)
Cold Spring Brook drains an area of 7.83 sq miles in Nassau County. The flow at Cold Spring Harbour is normal, 103.35% above mean at 2.78 cfs and .26 ft deep (reading same as June 24, assume equipment malfunction) (updated 08-11-22)
Nissequogue River drains an area of 27 sq miles in Nassau County. The flow at Smithtown is normal, 70.7% above mean at 29.2 cfs and .62 ft deep, 22.3ºC and 230µS/cm (updated 08-11-22)

Impaired Water Bodies (200)

200 water bodies appear on the Draft 303(d) list for Atlantic Ocean/Long Island Sound watershed in 2020-2022, up from 49 sites on the 2018 list. Of the 200, 49 are proposed for delisting, in whole or in part.

For more details, check out the posted list under the Atlantic/LIS tab.

Hazardous Algae Blooms - HABs (11 active)

The Lake in Central Park (2 active)

August 8, 10:10 am widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed in Manhattan. Reported by NYC Parks.
August 2, 9:47 am widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed in Manhattan remains active this week. Reported by the NYC Parks Department.

Prospect Park Lake (2 active)

August 5, 1:29 pm widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed in Kings County (Brooklyn). Reported by NYC Parks.
July 29, 1:19 pm widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed in Kings County remains active this week. Reported by NYC Parks Department.

Silver Lake Reservoir (1 active)

Aug 1, 11 am widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed in Staten Island. Reported by NYC Parks.

Goose Pond in Captain Tilly Park (1 active)

July 30, 7:22 pm widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed in Queens remains active this week. Reported by NYC Parks.

Maratooka Lake (2 active)

Aug 8, 5:10 pm a bloom of unreported extent is confirmed in Suffolk County lake. Reported by Stony Brook University.
Aug 1, 5:29 pm bloom of unreported extent confirmed in Suffolk County, reported by Stony Brook University.

Wainscott Pond of the Hamptons (1 active)

Aug 2, 6:01 pm widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed in Suffolk County. Reported by Stony Brook University.

Agawam Lake, near the Hampton Bays (1 active)

Aug 2, 5:53 pm widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed in Suffolk County.

Mill Pond (Watermill) (1 active)

Aug 2, 6:02 pm widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed in Suffolk County. Reported by Stony Brook University.

Spills ( new)

Aug 5 – equipment failure on a commercial vehicle is listed as the cause of a spill of sediment at the Lusk Water Treatment Plant on Scofield Rd, West Point (Orange). Spill# 2203973 closed Aug 8.
July 22^nd, 2022 – Equipment failure in the Bronx (Bronx), on the 0-100 block of Conner Street, was reported to have an unknown amount of transformer oil spilled. No material was reported recovered. (Spill#2203554)
July 22^nd, 2022 – In Brooklyn (Kings), on the 3200 block of Flatbush Ave, was reported to have a spill of an unknown petroleum. We don’t know how much was spilled, and no material reported recovered. File closed on July 26^th, 2022. (spill#2203535)
July 22^nd, 2022 – In Brooklyn (New York), on the 3200 block of Flatbush Ave was reported to have a diesel spill. We don’t know how much diesel was spilled. No material reported recovered. Jamaica Bay waterbody affected. File closed July 25^th, 2022. (Spill#2203536)
July 22^nd, 2022 – Equipment failure in Astoria (Queens), on 20^th Ave, contributed to a spill. The person who reported this did not know the type of material spilled or the amount. The file closed July 22^nd, 2022. (Spill#2203524)
July 25^th, 2022 – In Bayshore (Suffolk), on Homan Avenue, was a spill of unknown petroleum into the canal. We don’t know how much was spilled. No material reported recovered. (Spill#2203579)
July 25^th, 2022 – In Smithtown (Suffolk), on the 0-100 block of Crest Hill Rd, was a spill. The reporter of the spill did not know how much or what type of material was spilled. No material reported recovered. File closed July 25^th, 2022. (Spill#2203589)
July 25^th, 2022 – At an Industrial building in Pelham Manor (Westchester), on the 100 block of Theodore Fremd Ave, was a spill of #2 fuel oil due to equipment failure. We don’t know how much was spilled. No material reported recovered. (Spill#2203602)

July 15^th, 2022 – At an industrial location in Deer Park (Suffolk), on the 0-100 block of Sweeper Drive, a leaking truck caused diesel to spill. We don’t know how much fuel was leaked out. File was closed on July 15^th, 2022. No material reported recovered. (Spill#203269)
July 17 – Equipment failure at a private residence caused a spill of 150 gallons of #2 fuel oil at a private residence on Harrison St in Brentwood. None of the oil was reported recovered. Spill # 2203315 was still open as of July 21.
July 17 – human error caused an unknown amount of gas to be spilled from a vessel into Great South Bay at the Fire Island Pines Marina, on Picketty Ruff Walk in Sayville (Suffolk). Spill # 2203410 was still open as of July 21.
July 16 – equipment failure caused an unknown amount of #2 fuel oil to spill at a residence on Merriwood Drive in Wainscott (Suffolk). None of the oil was reported recovered. Spill # 2203292 is still open as of July 21.
July 17 – equipment failure caused a boat fire on Patchogue River (Suffolk) off West Ave. An unknown amount of gasoline went into the water. Spill# 2203303 was still open as of July 21.
July 16 – a traffic accident involving a vessel at Fire Island Beach near Lindenhurst (Suffolk) released an unknown amount of gasoline. Spill# 2203296 closed July 18.
July 13 – an unknown amount of unspecified petroleum spilled into Huntington Harbor at Gold Star Battalion Beach on W Shore Rd in Huntington (Suffolk) Spill # 2203180 is still open as of July 21.
July 13 – an unknown amount of gasoline was reported spilled at the 7-11 Speedway, a gas station or other PBS facility on Montauk Highway, Bayport (Suffolk). Spill# 2203191is still open as of July 21.
July 15 – in Bohemia (Suffolk) , on the 80 Crossway E, was a spill of hydraulic oil. We don’t know how much was spilled. No material reported recovered. File is open. (Spill#2203256)
July 16 – Equipment failure caused a spill of an unknown amount of #2 fuel oil at a private residence on Franklin Ave in Sea Cliff (Nassau). Spill# 2203291 is open as of July 21.
July 14^th, 2022 – Equipment failure in Manhasset (Nassau), on the 100 block of Bay Driveway, was reported to have a spill of #2 fuel oil. The amount spilled was not reported. No material reported recovered. File is open (Spill#2203238)
July 14^th, 2022 – In Elmont (Nassau), at a private residence on the 1300 block of Healy St, was reported to have a #2 fuel oil spill. We don’t know the amount that was released in this incident. No material reported recovered. File is open. (Spill#2203211)
July 15^th, 2022 – Equipment failure in Kings Point (Nassau), at a private residence on the 0-100 block of Albert Court was a spoil of #2 fuel oil. Again, we don’t know how much was spilled. No material reported recovered. File is open. (Spill#2203280)
July 14^th, 2022 – At a private dwelling in Plainview (Nassau), on the 0-100 block of Eldorado Blvd, was reported to have a #2 fuel oil spill. The cause was reported to be from an Equipment failure. We don’t know how much was spilled. No material reported recovered. File is open (Spill#2203230)
July 16 – abandoned drums are reported leaking waste oil at Rockaway Ave and Dean St in Brooklyn. The volume of the spills is reported as unknown, none of the oil recovered. Spill # 2203287 remains open as of July 21.
July 17 – equipment failure caused an unknown amount of antifreeze to spill on the roadway at a gas station on Van Brunt St and Pioneer St in Brooklyn. None of the material is reported recovered. Spill # 2203304 closed July 18.
July 17 – equipment failure of a transformer caused an unknown amount of dielectric fluid to be spilled on John St. in Brooklyn. None of this material is reported recovered. Spill record# 2203307 is still open as of July 21.
July 16 – 60 gallons of jet fuel spilled from an aircraft at Terminal 8, JFK in Queens reportedly went down the drain (storm drain?) The cause of the spill was reported as unknown. No material is reported recovered. Spill# 2203289 closed July 18.
July 14 – an unknown amount of lead is reported spilled at a commercial/industrial site at 53^rd St and 11^th Ave in Queens. None of the material is reported recovered. Spill# 2203203 is still open as of July 21.
July 18 – 100 gallons of jet fuel was spilled from an airplane at Gate 28 La Guardia airport (Queens). The cause of the spill is reported unknown, none of the fuel was reported recovered. Spill # 2203321 was closed the same day.
July 13 – tank test failure on a commercial vehicle caused a spill of unknown amount of #2 fuel oil at Glendale (Queens). None of the oil is reported recovered. Spill # 2203175 is still open as of July 21.
July 16 – Human error was the cause of a spill of 85 gallons of jet fuel at Terminal 4, JFK airport in Queens. None of the fuel was reported recovered. Spill# 2203283 closed on July 18.
July 13 – Equipment failure involving aerial cable (non-PCB) at a commercial/industrial site on Palisades Ave and 232 St in the Bronx caused a spill of unknown amount of dielectric fluid. None of the contaminant was reported recovered. Spill# 2203179 was still open as of July 21.
July 14– At a private residence in the Bronx (Bronx), on the 400 block of Walnut St, was a spill of raw sewage. We don’t know how much was spilled during this incident and it is unknown as to what caused it. The file was closed on July 15^th, 2022. No material reported recovered. (Spill#2203235)
July 17 – an unknown amount of #2 fuel oil was reported spilled on E 125^th St in Manhattan. No cause was reported, and no material reported recovered. Spill record # 2203320 closed on July 18.
July 16 – an unknown amount of lube oil was reported spilled in front of an address on the 200 block of E 28 St, Kipps Bay (New York). The cause of the spill is reported as unknown, and no material is reported recovered. Spill # 2203288 was still open as of July 21.
July 15 – equipment failure at a commercial/industrial excavation site caused a spill of unknown amount of dielectric fluid at Barkley St and Broadway in Manhattan (New York). Spill # 2203258 is open as of July 21.
July 14 – Equipment failure at a private residence on Ervilla Drive in Larchmont caused an unknown amount of #2 fuel oil to spill. None of the oil was reported recovered. Spill file # 2203209 is open as of July 21.

Northeast Watersheds

emptying into Atlantic Ocean via St. Lawrence River

Lake Champlain Watershed

The Lake Champlain Watershed drains the area between the Adirondack Mountains in northeastern New York State and the Green Mountains in northwestern Vermont.

Includes the Ausable River, Saranac River, Great Chazy River, Boquet River, Mettawee River, Ticonderoga Creek/Lake George, Lake George,

Upper Saranac Lake, Lower Saranac Lake, Lake Placid, Lake Champlain

Flows concerning parts of Washington, Essex, and Clinton Counties

Mettawee River drains an area of 167 sq miles of Washington County into Lake Champlain. The flow near Middle Granville is much below normal, 13.8% above mean at 19.9 cfs and 3.03 feet deep (flood stage 7 ft) (updated 08-13-22)
Boquet River drains an area of 207 sq miles of Essex County. The flow at Willsboro is normal, 48.1% above mean, 68.3 cfs and 2.37 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Ausable River drains an area of 198 sq miles of Clinton County. The flow near Au Sable Forks is normal, 71.9% above mean at 237 cfs and down a foot, 1.33 ft deep (updated 08-13-22)
East Branch Ausable River drains an area of 198 sq miles in Essex County. The flow at Au Sable Forks is normal, 56.7% above mean at 69.2 cfs and down a foot since late June, 1.18 ft deep; (updated 08-13-22)
Little Ausable River near Valcour is unrated, 44.2% above mean at 11.6 cfs and 1.18 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Salmon River drains an area of 63 sq miles in Clinton County. The flow at South Plattsburgh is normal, 66.4% above mean at 20.4 cfs and .69 ft deep (updated 08-13-22)
Saranac River drains an area of 608 sq miles. The flow at Plattsburgh is normal, 100.8% above mean at 503 cfs and 3.22 ft deep (flood stage 9ft) (updated 08-13-22)
Great Chazy River drains an area of 243 sq miles in Clinton County. The flow at Perry Mills is flowing normal, 42.4% above mean at 48.7 cfs and 1.7 ft deep, (flood stage 9ft) (updated 08-13-22)
Little Chazy River drains an area of 50 sq miles in Clinton County. The flow near Chazy is normal, 21.65 % above mean at 4.46 cfs and 1.62 feet deep. (updated 08-13-22)

Impaired Water Bodies (29)

29 water bodies appear on the 2022 Draft 303(d) list for Lake Champlain Watershed up from 6 in the last list. Of the 29 total, 12 water bodies are proposed for delisting, in whole or in part.

For more details, check out the posted list under the NE tab.

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs) Beach Alerts (2)

Lake Champlain (1 active)

August 7, 11:23 am large localized bloom confirmed in Clinton County just north of the Pointe au Roche State Park. Reported by the NYS Parks Department.

Fern Lake (1 active)

Aug 1, 1:14 pm large localized bloom confirmed in Clinton County off the east shore off Fern Lake Rd, near the halfway point of the water body. Reported by the public.

Spills (2 new)

July 17 – an unknown amount of petroleum was reported spilled from an “institutional, educational, government, other” source at the Lake George Million Dollar Boat Launch on Beach Rd, Lake George (Warren). The cause of the spill was not given in the report; it is not clear from the report if this spill went into the water, following up for more information from NYS DEC. Spill # 2203305 was still open record as of July 21.
July 14^th, 2022 – Equipment failure on a vessel on Saranac Lake (Franklin), Gilton Bay, contributed to a motor oil spill in the Sacandaga Lake. We don’t know how much was spilled in this incident. No material reported recovered. File is open. (Spill#2203217)

St. Lawrence River Watershed

185 km of the St. Lawrence River catches the runoff from the northern and western Adirondack Mountains, drawing from portions of eight states, a combined area of 5600 square miles.

St. Lawrence Watershed collects the flow from eleven thousand miles of freshwater rivers and streams, including the Oswegatchie River, Raquette River, Saint Regis River, Grass River and Indian River; including Black Lake, Cranberry Lake, Raquette Lake, Tupper Lake and Long Lake. Densely forested woodlands, peatlands and areas of flat agricultural plains make up the natural surface water filtration system of this watershed area.

Flows: parts of St. Lawrence and Franklin Counties

Raquette River drains 1125 sq miles of St. Lawrence County. The flow
at Piercefield is normal, 111% above mean at 689 cfs and 4.6 ft deep (flood stage 12.5 ft);
at South Colton is below normal, 36.1% above mean at 410 cfs and 2.96 feet deep (flood stage is 10ft);
at Raymondville is normal, 54.7% above mean at 709 cfs and 2.1 ft deep (updated 08-13-22)
Regis River drains an area of 612 sq miles in St. Lawrence County. The flow at Brasher Centre is normal, 74% above mean at 382 cfs and 6.1 ft deep (floods at 11ft). (updated 08-13-22)
West Branch St. Regis River drains an area of 171 sq miles in St. Lawrence County. The flow near Parishville is high, 623.55% above mean at 1750 cfs and up two feet, 3.76 ft deep. (updated 06-24-22)
Little Salmon River drains an area of 92 sq miles of Franklin County. The flow at Bombay is normal, 69.4% above mean at 37.2 cfs and 2.17 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Grass River drains an area of 598 sq miles in Franklin County. The flow at Chase Mills is unrated, 50.95% at 202 cfs and 4.41 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Oswegatchie River drains an area of 986 sq miles in St. Lawrence County. The flow
at Oswegatchie is normal, 73% above mean at 226 cfs and 2.4 ft deep;
at Heuvelton is normal, 81% above mean at 560 cfs and 1.89 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
West Branch Oswegatchie River drains an area of 258 sq miles in St. Lawrence County. The flow near Harrisville is above normal, 162% above mean at 338 cfs and 2.67 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)

Impaired Water Bodies (41)

41 water bodies appear on the 2022 Draft 303(d) list for St. Lawrence Watershed, up from 4 in the last list. Of the 41 total, 5 are proposed for delisting, in whole or in part.

For more details, check out the posted list under the NE tab.

Hazardous Algae Blooms (HABs) Beach Alerts (6 active)

Hyde Lake (6 active)

Aug 6, 8:50 am widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed off the west shore in the north end of the lake, in Jefferson County. Reported by the public.
Aug 5, 11:30 am large localized bloom confirmed off the west shore of Hyde Lake, in the north end of the lake, in Jefferson County. Reported by the public.
Aug 5, 1:20 pm open water bloom confirmed toward the south end of the lake, around the center of the water body. Reported by the public.
Aug 5, 2:23 pm large localized bloom confirmed off the south shore, east bay in Jefferson County. Reported by the public.
Aug 1, 9:46 am large localized bloom confirmed off the south shore, west bay. Reported by the public.
July 31, 1:46 pm open water bloom confirmed in the centre of the water body, Jefferson County. Reported by CSLAP.

Spills (1 new)

July 25^th, 2022 – A storm in Malone (Franklin), on 0-100 block of Marion St, caused unknown amounts of gasoline to be spilled. The caller did not know how much fuel was spilled. No material reported recovered. (Spill#2203575)

Northwest Watersheds

emptying into Atlantic Ocean via Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River

Lake Ontario and Minor Tributaries

This watershed drains 2460 square miles of northwest New York State, including three areas between the Niagara, Genesee, Oswego and Black Rivers) . It is divided into western, central and eastern sections that stretch all along the Lake Ontario Shoreline.

*Includes Salmon River Reservoir, Sodus Bay, North Pond, Irondequoit Bay and Perch Lake, Salmon River, Oak Orchard Creek, Irondequoit Creek, Sandy Creek

Flows considering most of Jefferson and Orleans Counties, parts of Monroe, Oswego, Wayne and Niagara Counties

Northrup Creek drains an area of 10.1 sq miles in Monroe County. The flow at North Greece in Monroe County is below normal, 66.8% above mean at 5.73 cfs and holding depth around 1.1 ft deep and 19.4°C (updated 08-13-22)
Sandy Creek drains an area of 137 sq miles in Jefferson County. The flow at Adams is normal, 26.4% above mean at 19.2 cfs and 1.38 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
North Branch Salmon River drains an area of 82.5 sq miles in Oswego County. The flow at Redfield is unrated, 16% above mean at 33.6 cfs and 1.19 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Salmon River drains 238 sq miles in Oswego County. The flow at Pineville is unrated: 85.6% above mean at 240 cfs and 5.42 feet deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Eighteenmile Creek drains an area of 84.8 sq miles in Niagara County. The flow at Burt is unrated, 56.1% above historical mean, 80.9 cfs and 2.92 ft deep, 23.1°C and 830 µS/cm; (updated 06-17-22)
Oak Orchard Creek drains an area of 202 sq miles in Orleans County. The flow
near Shelby is unrated, 20.8% above mean at 6.77 cfs and 5.4 ft deep, 20.4°C and 2430 µS/cm;
at Kenyonville is unrated, 96.7% above mean at 245 cfs and 2.41 ft deep, 22.4°C and 593 µS/cm. (updated 08-13-22)
Irondequoit Creek drains an area of 142 sq miles in Monroe County. The flow
near Fishers is unrated, 64.2% above mean at 13.1 cfs and 4.07 ft deep;
above Blossom Rd. near Rochester is below normal, 48.7% above mean at 46.5 cfs and 2.69 ft deep, 1380 µS/cm; (updated 08-13-22)

Impaired Water Bodies (56)

56 water bodies appear on the 2022 Draft 303(d) list for Lake Ontario and minor tributaries Watershed, up from six in the last list. Of the 56 total, 38 are affected by a proposed delisting in 2022, in whole or in part.

For more details, check out the posted list under the NW tab.

Hazardous Algae Blooms (HABs) Beach Alerts (4)

Lake Ontario (2 active)

Aug 5, 1:23 pm large localized bloom confirmed off shore Southwick Beach State Park in Jefferson County. Reported by NYS Parks Department.
Aug 5, 12:59 pm large localized bloom confirmed north of Pine Grove Rd/Selkirk Shores State Park near the outlet of the Salmon River in Oswego County. Reported by the public.

North Pond (2 active)

Aug 4, 7:07 pm widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed on the south side of Green Point in Oswego County. Reported by the public.
Aug 4, 4:57 pm open water bloom confirmed in the center of the water body. Reported by the public in Oswego County.

Spills (2 new)

July 25^th, 2022 – In Niagara Falls (Niagara), on the 3900 block of Buffalo Ave at a Commercial building was reported to have an oil spill. The amount of oil spilled in this incident is unknown. No material reported recovered. (Spill#2203595)
July 22^nd, 2022 – Equipment failure at a Gas Station on Tuscarora St in Lewiston (Niagara) was a 200-gallon spill of diesel fuel. No waterway affected. No material reported recovered. (Spill#2203714)

Black River Watershed

The Black River headwaters begin in the Adirondack mountains, scoop southwest and then curve northwest, the flow proceeds north-northwest, hooks west and empties into Lake Ontario. Major tributaries in the system include Moose River, Beaver River, Independence River and Deer River, Stillwater Reservoir, Fulton Chain of Lakes, Lake Lila and Big Moose Lake.

Flows: Filters and drains most of Jefferson and Lewis Counties along with parts of Herkimer, Hamilton, and Oneida Counties.

Black River drains an area of 1864 sq miles of Jefferson County. The flow
near Boonville is normal, 115.85% above mean at 363 cfs and down a foot, 4.42 ft deep (flood stage 10ft);
at Watertown flow is normal, 109.7% above mean, 2240 cfs and down half a foot, 3.58 feet deep (flood at 10ft). (updated 08-13-22)
Beaver River drains 291 sq miles in Lewis County. The flow at Croghan is normal: 96.2% above mean at 522 cfs and up inches, 2.84 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Independence River drains an area of 88.7 sq miles in Lewis County. The flow at Donnatsburgh is normal, 69.8% above mean at 64.8 cfs and 3.52 feet deep, 16.4°C (updated 08-13-22)

Impaired Water Bodies (34)

34 water bodies appear on the 2022 Draft 303(d) list for Black River Watershed, up from one in the last list. Of the 34 total, 2 are proposed for delisting in 2022, in whole or in part.

For more details, check out the posted list under the NE tab.

Hazardous Algae Blooms (HABs) Beach Alerts (0)

Spills (0 new)

Niagara River/Lake Erie Watershed

Draining an area encompassing more than 265,000 square miles in the north central United States and south-central Canada, including Tonawanda Creek, Cattaraugus Creek, Buffalo River; Attica Reservoir and Lime Lake.

Flows: parts of Niagara, Wyoming and Erie Counties

Niagara River drains an area of 265100 sq miles. The flow at Port Erie is --- ft deep, station not reporting. (updated 08-13-22)
Tonawanda Creek drains an area of 349 sq miles in Niagara, Genesee and Wyoming Counties. The flow
at Attica is below normal, 30.9% above mean at 11.6 cfs and 3.3 ft deep (flood stage 8ft);
at Batavia in Genesee County is normal: 1% above mean; today flowing at 18.3 cfs and 1.52 feet deep (flood stage 9ft);
at Rapids is normal, 26.9% above mean at 42.5 cfs and 1.25 ft deep (flood stage 12ft) (updated 08-13-22)
Ellicott Creek drains an area of 82 sq miles in Niagara County. The flow at Williamsville is normal, 44.8% above mean at 23 cfs and 1.78 ft deep (flood stage 8ft). (updated 08-13-22)
Cayuga Creek drains an area of 96 sq miles in Erie County. The flow at Lancaster is flowing normal, 20.9% above mean at 6.7 cfs and 2.73 ft deep (flood stage 8ft) (updated 08-13-22)
Cazenovia Creek drains an area of 135 sq miles in Erie County. The flow at Ebenezer is normal, 36.1% above mean at 18.8 cfs and 2.33 ft deep. (flood stage 10 ft) (updated 08-13-22)
Buffalo Creek drains an area of 142 sq miles in Erie County. The flow at Gardenville is normal, 31.4% above mean at 15.2 cfs and .45 ft deep (flood stage 7ft) (updated 08-13-22)
Cattaraugus Creek drains an area of 436 sq miles in Erie County. The flow at Gowanda is below normal, 43.4% above mean at 128 cfs and 1.19 ft deep, (flood stage 10ft) 19.2°C and 455 µ/cm. (updated 08-13-22)
Eighteenmile Creek drains an area of 36.6 sq miles in Erie County. The flow
at Hamburg is unrated, 89.4% above mean at 6.86 cfs and 2.64 ft deep;
S Branch flow at Bley Rd at Eden Valley is unrated, 122.7% above mean at 3.57 cfs and 3 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Big Sister Creek drains an area of 48.4 sq miles in Erie County. The flow at Evans Center is unrated, 69.95% above mean at 2.91 cfs and 3.04 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Canadaway Creek drains an area of 32.9 sq miles in Cattaraugus County. The flow at Fredonia is unrated, 40.75% above mean at 3.24 cfs and 1.97 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Chautauqua Creek drains an area of 35 sq miles in Chautauqua County. The flow below Westfield is unrated, 52.8% above mean at 4.01 cfs and .28 ft deep (updated 08-13-22)

Impaired Water Bodies (49)

49 water bodies appear on the 2022 Draft 303(d) list for Niagara River and Lake Erie Watershed, up from 11 on the last list. Of the 49 total, 24 are affected by a proposed delisting in 2022, in whole or in part.

For more details, check out the posted list under the NW tab.

Hazardous Algae Bloom (HABs) Beach Alerts (0 active)

Spills (1 new)

July 22^nd, 2022 – In Buffalo (Erie), at a private residence on the 200 block of Depew Ave, was reported to have had a gasoline spill. We don’t know how much was spilled but no material reported recovered. (Spill#2203527)

July 15^th, 2022 – Equipment failure in Alabama (Genesee), on RT 77 North of Bloomingdale Rd, a harvester leaked 100-gallons of hydraulic oil onto the roadway. No material reported recovered. File is open. (Spill#2203273)
July 14^th, 2022 – Traffic accident involving a tractor trailer on 252 Broadway Rd in Darien (Genesee), caused 75-gallons of diesel to be spilled. No material reported recovered. File is open. (Spill#2203220)
July 14^th, 2022 – At a transformer at Pole 17, on the 10,000 block of Rocky Mountain Rd, in North Collins (Erie), had a spill of transmission fluid. This incident was caused by a traffic accident. The reporting party did not know how much was spilled. No material reported recovered. File closed July 14^th, 2022. (Spill#2203223)
July 15^th, 2022 – A motor vehicle accident in Tonawanda (Erie), on the 3600 block of River Rd, contributed to a spill of reported unknown material into Niagara River. The person who called in the accident did not know how much or what type of material was involved. No material reported recovered. (Spill#2203271)

Genesee River Watershed

Genesee River originates in north central Pennsylvania. The Genesee runs right through New York state, flowing generally north from the south state line up to Lake Ontario at Rochester. The watershed includes the following tributary flows, lakes and reservoirs: Conesus Lake, Silver Lake, Mount Morris Reservoir, Hemlock Lake, Honeoye Lake; Cassadaga Creek, Honeoye Creek, Oatka Creek, Black Creek

Flows parts of Monroe, Livingston, and Allegany Counties

Genesee River drains an area of 2474 sq miles in Monroe, Livingston and Allegany Counties. The flow

- at Wellsville in Allegany County is much below normal, 13.1% above mean at 21.2 cfs and 4.25 ft deep (flood stage 11 ft);

- at Portageville in Wyoming County is flowing below normal, 30.2% above mean at 119 cfs and 8.27 ft deep (flood stage 19ft);

- near Mount Morris in Livingston County is much below normal, 21.2% above mean at 134 cfs and down half a foot, 2.11 ft deep;

- at Avon flow is much below normal, 25.3% above mean at 172 cfs and down four feet since late June, 13.50 ft deep (flood stage 33 ft);

- flow is unrated at Ballantyne Bridge near Mortimer, 346 cfs and 11.23 ft deep;

- at Ford St. Bridge in Rochester, Monroe County, flow is much below normal, 1.65% above mean at 20.1 cfs and 12.19 ft deep, 24.5°C and 794 µS/cm. (updated 08-13-22)

Allen Creek drains an area of 28.9 sq miles in Monroe County. The flow near Rochester flow is much below normal, 21.2% above mean at 6.3 cfs and 2.29 ft (updated 08-13-22)
Honeoye Creek drains an area of 196 sq miles of Monroe County. The flow at Honeoye Falls in Monroe County is normal, 6.4% above mean at 2 cfs and 1.89 ft deep (flood stage 6.5 ft) (updated 08-13-22)
Conesus Creek drains an area of 72 sq miles in Livingston County. The flow is below normal near Lakeville in Livingston County, 46.4% above mean at 14.1 cfs and .64 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Canaseraga Creek drains an area of 88.9 sq miles of Livingston County. The flow
above Dansville is much below normal, 20.15% above mean at 7.55 cfs and .14 ft deep;
at Shakers Crossing in Livingston County is normal, 17.4% above mean at 21 cfs and 3.46 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Keshequa Creek drains an area of 68.3 sq miles in Livingston County, flowing north to join Genesee River. The flow at Sonyea is unrated, 50.8% above mean at 3.97 cfs and .05 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Oatka Creek drains an area of 200 sq miles in Monroe County. The flow
at Warsaw is normal, 34.3% above mean at 5.88 cfs and 3.06 ft deep;
at Garbutt is below normal,40.1% above mean at 31.5 cfs and 2.25 ft deep (flood stage 6ft). (updated 08-13-22)
Black Creek drains an area of 130 sq miles in Monroe County. The flow at Churchville is much below normal: 11.3% above historic mean for this time of year, at 2.8 cfs and 1.21 ft deep, (flood stage 6ft,) (updated 08-13-22)

Impaired Water Bodies (23)

23 water bodies appear on the 2022 Draft 303(d) list for Genesee River Watershed, up from 11 in the last list. Of the 23 total, 6 are affected by a proposed delisting in 2022, in whole or in part.

For more details, check out the posted list under the NW tab.

Hazardous Algae Blooms (HABs) Beach Alerts (3 active)

Conesus Lake (2 active)

Aug 5, 1:11 pm small localized bloom confirmed off the east shore, south of the halfway point in Livingston County. Reported by NYS Parks
Aug 5, 2 pm widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed off the west shore, nearest land reference being the intersection of West Lake Rd and Long Point Rd. Reported by NYS Dept of Health.

Honeoye Lake (1 active)

Aug 8, 11:18 am open water bloom confirmed mid-lake in Ontario County. Reported by Honeoye Lake Watershed Task Force.

Spills (4 new)

July 13 – a traffic accident involving a commercial vehicle near Allen (Allegany) caused a spill of an unknown amount of Round-Up (glyphosate) in the roadway on County Route 15A. Spill# 2203188 was closed on July 13.
July 14 – an unknown amount of gas is reported spilled at the Sunoco Gas Station on 3892 Scottsville Rd in Scottsville (Monroe). The report indicates equipment failure as the cause of the spill. No material is reported recovered. Spill# 2203246 is still open as of July 21.
July 16 – an unknown material was reported leaking from the dumpster behind Toasted Bear Tavern near the intersection of Caroline St and S. Clinton Ave. in Rochester (Monroe). The amount of the spill is not reported and no material reported recovered. Spill # 2203293 was closed on July 18.
July 14 – equipment failure caused a spill of gasoline into the Genesee River from the dock at 495 River St., River St Marina in Rochester (Monroe). The volume was reported as 1 gallon. Spill # 2203245 was closed July 16.

Oswego River and Finger Lakes Watershed

The Oswego River originates in the Adirondacks, with the combined flows of the Seneca River and many tributaries, drains a large area of north New York to Lake Ontario. The water bodies found in this drainage basin include the Finger Lakes: Otisco, Skaneateles, Owasco, Cayuga, Oneida, Seneca, Keuka, Canandaigua and Canadice Lakes; Oneida River, Clyde River, Cayuga Lake Tributaries and Seneca Lake Tributaries

Flows draining parts of Oswego, Madison, Cayuga, Tompkins, Seneca, Onondaga, Yates and Ontario Counties

Oswego River drains an area of 5100 sq miles of Oswego, Madison, Cayuga, Tompkins, Seneca, Onondaga, Yates and Ontario counties. The flow
near Phoenix is not rated, 40.5% above historic mean at 1500 cfs and 2.97 ft deep;
at Lock 7 in Oswego County is much below normal, 31.5% above mean at 879 cfs and down a foot, 2.31 ft deep, 26.2°C and 816 µS/cm. (updated 08-13-22)
Seneca River drains an area of 3130 sq miles of Onandaga County. The flow
near Seneca Falls is unrated, 160.2% above mean at 362 cfs and 5.59 ft deep;
at Free Bridge Corners is unrated, 1.28% below mean, -- cfs and 5.53 ft deep; equipment malfunction suspected
near Port Byron is unrated, 24.4% above mean at 356 cfs and 3.57 ft deep;
near Baldwinsville in Onondaga County is below normal, 27.8% above mean, 434 cfs and 2.7 ft deep (updated 08-13-22)
Ganaragua Creek drains an area of 115 sq miles in Wayne County before joining the Oswego River. The flow at Macedon is unrated, 27.4% above mean at 7.83 cfs and 1.57 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Canandaigua Outlet drains 195 sq miles of Ontario County. The flow at Chapin in Ontario County is below normal, 42.6% above mean at 29.3 cfs and 3.17 ft deep (flood stage 7ft) (updated 08-13-22)
Owasco Inlet drains an area of 106 sq miles in Cayuga County. The flow
below Aurora St at Moravia is unrated 23.3% above mean flow at 14.1 cfs and 1.41 ft deep;
at Owasco Outlet at Genesee St Auburn is unrated, 37.95% above mean at 37.6 cfs and .64 ft deep (flood stage 8 ft) (updated 08-13-22)
Skaneateles Creek drains an area of 85.9 sq miles in Onandaga County. The flow at Skaneateles Junction is unrated, 56.95% above mean at 10.2 cfs and 1.72 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Flint Creek drains an area of 102 sq miles of Ontario County. The flow at Phelps in Ontario County is below normal, 10.3% above mean at 1.89 cfs and .76 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Keuka Lake drains an area of 207 sq miles in Yates County. At the outlet near Dresden in Yates County, the flow is normal, 26.8% above mean at 21.8 cfs and 2.6 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Fish Creek drains an area of 403 sq miles in Oneida County. The flow at Becks Grove is unrated, 93.8% above mean at 323 cfs and 4.96 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
East Branch Fish Creek drains 188 sq miles in Oneida County. The flow at Taberg is normal, 67.4% above mean at 105 cfs and 4.07 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Oneida Creek drains an area of 113 sq miles in Oneida County. The flow at Oneida is below normal, 38.4% above mean at 27.3 cfs and 1.86 ft deep (flood 11ft) (updated 08-13-22)
Oneida River drains an area of 1349 sq miles of Oneida County. The flow near Euclid is unrated, 40.34% above mean at 484 cfs and 297 ft deep (updated 08-13-22)
Scriba Creek drains an area of 38.4 sq miles in Oswego County. The flow at Constantia is unrated, 74.1% above mean at 15.5 cfs and 1.66 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Chittenango Creek drains an area of 66.3 miles of Madison County, flowing into Oneida Lake, into Oneida River and joining the Oswego River. The flow near Chittenango is unrated, 53.1% above historic mean at 18 cfs and .99 ft deep. (flood stage 6ft) (updated 08-13-22)
Onandaga Creek drains an area of 110 sq miles of Onandaga County. The flow
at Dorwin Ave in Syracuse is below normal, 43.5% above mean at 19.5 cfs and 1.5 ft deep, (flood stage 5 ft)
at Spencer St in Syracuse is below normal, 53.8% above mean at 44.8 cfs and 2.47 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Salmon Creek drains an area of 87.7 sq miles in Tompkins County. The flow at Ludlowville is unrated, 4.1% above mean at 1.61 cfs and .37 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Sixmile Creek drains an area of 39 sq miles in Tompkins County. Flow
at Brooktondale is unrated, 13.1% above mean at 3.58 cfs and .39 ft deep;
at Bethel Grove is unrated, 21.1% above mean at 6.61 cfs and .5 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)
Fall Creek drains an area of 126 sq miles of Tompkins County. The flow near Ithaca is below normal, 30.1% above mean at 17.2 cfs and .41 ft deep (flood stage 6ft). (updated 08-13-22)

Impaired Water Bodies

40 water bodies appear on the 2022 Draft 303(d) list for Oswego River Watershed, up from 7 in the last list. Of the 40 total, 11 are affected by a proposed delisting in 2022, in whole or in part.

For more details, check out the posted list under the NW tab.

Hazardous Algae Blooms (HABs) Beach Alerts (10 active)

Keuka Lake (4 active)

Aug 6, 1:08 pm small localized bloom confirmed off the north tip of the west fork in Yates County. Reported by Keuka Lake Association.
Aug 5, 11:08 am large localized bloom confirmed in the north end of the east fork, reported by Keuka Lake Association.
Aug 5, 12:51 pm small localized bloom confirmed around the north tip in Yates County. Reported by NYS Department of Health.
Aug 4, 11:23 am small localized bloom confirmed off the west shore in Steuben County, at the bottom of the west fork. Reported by Keuka Lake Association.

Waneta Lake (1 active)

Aug 6, 5:15 pm large localized bloom confirmed in the north end of the lake, in Schuyler County. Reported by the public.

Cayuta Lake (1 active)

Aug 6, 9 am large localized bloom confirmed at the north end of the lake in Schuyler County. Reported by the public.

Cayuga Lake (2 active)

Aug 5, 12:30 pm large localized bloom confirmed off the east shore, State Route 90N. Reported by Community Science Institute.
July 29, 11 am small localized bloom confirmed off the east shore, Kozy Kove Rd remains active this week. Reported by the Community Science Institute.

Jamesville Reservoir (1 active)

Aug 5, 4 pm a bloom of unreported extent confirmed in Onondaga County. Reported by NYS Department of Health.

Dryden Lake Outlet (1 active)

July 29, 1:40 pm large localized bloom confirmed midlake in Tompkins County. Reported by the public.

Spills (6 new)

July 24^th, 2022 – A traffic accident in Memphis (Onondaga) contributed to a transformer oil spill on the 6400 block of Bennett’s Corner. We don’t know how much was spilled. No material reported recovered. (Spill#2203563)
July 25^th, 2022 – A traffic accident on the I90 in Dewitt (Onondaga) contributed to a 100-gallon spill of diesel fuel. No material reported recovered. (Spill#2203581)
July 22^nd, 2022 – Equipment failure in Onondaga (Onondaga), on the I81 contributed to a 200-gallon spill of bentonite. No material was reported recovered. (Spill#2203525)
July 25^th, 2022 – Equipment failure in Oswego (Oswego), on the 100 block of Maple St, contributed to a transformer oil spill. We don’t know how much was spilled. No material reported recovered. (Spill#2203609)
July 22^nd, 2022 – A traffic accident on the I90 West in Phelps (Ontario) contributed to a 60-gallon spill of diesel fuel. No material reported recovered. (Spill#2203534)
July 25^th, 2022 – Traffic accident in Himrod (Yates), on Finger Lakes Railway Train contributed to a 2,400-gallon spill of diesel, and 350-gallon spill of motor oil. No material reported recovered. (Spill#2203580)
July 13 – a commercial/industrial site reports a spill of unknown amount of #6 fuel oil on W Van Buren St in Oswego (Oswego). Spill# 2203197 file is still open.
July 16 – equipment failure caused a spill of an unknown amount of gas and auto waste fluids at County Route 57, Schroeppel (Oswego). Spill # 2203282, 2203286 closed on July 19.
July 17 – an unknown amount of petroleum is reported spilled into a manhole on 700 block of Irving Ave, Syracuse (Onondaga). Spill# 2203314 was closed July 19.

closed on July 5^th, 2022. (Spill#2202841)

Southwest Watersheds

Allegheny: emptying into Gulf of Mexico via Ohio River/Mississippi River; Chemung and Susquehanna emptying into Atlantic Ocean via Chesapeake Bay

Allegheny River Watershed

(flowing west into Ohio River system)

The Allegheny River originates in Pennsylvania, curving north to take a short loop through southwest New York and back down into PA. Tributaries to the Allegheny system include Chadakoin River, Conewango Creek, Cassadaga Creek, Olean Creek, Great Valley Creek, French Creek. Important water bodies include the Allegheny Reservoir and popular recreational destination, Chautauqua Lake.

Flows taking in parts of Chautauqua and Cattaraugus County

Chadakoin River drains an area of 194 sq miles of Chautauqua County. The flow at Falconer is normal, 37.6% above mean at 46.7 cfs and --- ft deep (flood stage 4ft) (08-13-22) depth gage is malfunctioning
Allegheny River drains an area of 1608 sq miles of Cattaraugus County. The flow
at Olean is unrated, 14.75% above mean at 98.9 cfs and .79 ft deep (flood stage 12 ft);
at Salamanca is normal, 26.5% above mean at 227 cfs and 2.6 ft deep, (flood stage 12 ft) 23.9°C. (updated 08-13-22)
Dodge Creek drains an area of 47.7 sq miles in Cattaraugus County. The flow at Portville is unrated, 2.87 ft deep (updated 08-13-22)

Impaired Water Bodies (14)

14 water bodies appear on the 2022 Draft 303(d) list for Allegheny River Watershed, up from 8 in the last list. Of the 14 total, 2 are affected by a proposed delisting in 2022, in whole or in part.

For more details, check out the posted list under the SW tab.

Hazardous Algae Blooms (HABs) Beach Alerts (16 active)

Chautauqua Lake (14 active)

Aug 8, 11:05 am large localized bloom confirmed in the inlet channel to Chautauqua Lake north of the Fairmount Ave bridge. Reported by Chautauqua Lake Association.
Aug 5, 11:00 am large localized bloom confirmed off W Livingston Ave. Reported by CLA.
Aug 5, 11:06 am large localized bloom confirmed off the south shore, west of Dunham Ave. Reported by CLA.
Aug 5, 11:15 large localized bloom confirmed off shore in the west end of Lucille Ball Memorial Park. Reported by CLA.
Aug 5, 2:10 pm widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed off the south shore near E Summit Ave. Reported by the CLA.
Aug 4, 3:31 pm small localized bloom confirmed off the south shore of the Long Point State Park. This is north of Bemus Point in Chautauqua County. Reported by NYS Parks.
Aug 4, 4:18 pm large localized bloom confirmed off the north shore, lower end of the lake, nearest land mark being Fluvanna Rd. Reported by CLA.
Aug 4, 7:30 pm large localized bloom confirmed off the east end of the County Veterans Memorial Bridge. Reported by the public.
Aug 1, 10:25 am large localized bloom confirmed near the Celoron Ramp. Reported by CLA.
July 31, 10:08 am small localized bloom confirmed. Reported by NYS Parks Department in Chautauqua County.
July 31, 12:20 pm widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed off the north shore, in the lower (south-east) end of the lake. Reported by CSLAP.
July 31, 1:44 pm open water bloom confirmed mid-lake, south of Bemus Point. Reported by CSLAP.
July 31, 1:44 pm open water bloom confirmed mid-lake. Reported by CSLAP.
July 28, 3:35 pm large localized bloom confirmed off the south shore around E Summit Ave. Reported by the public.

Chadokoin River (1 active)

Aug 6, 6:29 pm widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed in Jamestown, Chautauqua County. Reported by the public.

Quaker Lake (1 active)

Aug 4, 2 pm small localized bloom confirmed off the west shore of Quaker Lake, north end, nearest E Perimeter Rd in Cattaraugus County. Reported by NYS Parks Department.

Spills (1 new)

July 23, 2022 – In Cattaraugus (Cattaraugus), on the 9900 block of Hill Rd was reported to have a spill of an unknown amount of unknown material. No material was reported recovered. (Spill#2203540)

Chemung River Watershed

The Chemung River flows across the western portion of Southern Tier of New York State before joining the Susquehanna River and eventually emptying into the Chesapeake Bay.

Including Chemung River, Cohocton River, Tioga River, Canisteo River; Lamoka Lake/Mill Pond, Waneta Lake, Almond Lake

Flows: washing over parts of Steuben and Chemung Counties

Chemung River drains an area of 2506 sq miles in Steuben and Chemung Counties. The flow
at Corning is much below normal, 12.35% above mean, 101 cfs and 14.4 ft deep (flood stage is 29ft);
at Elmira in Chemung County, flow is unrated, 21.65% above mean at 144 cfs and .85 ft deep (flood stage 12 ft);
at Chemung is below normal, 19.8% above mean at 157 cfs and 2.65 ft deep. (flood stage 16 ft) (updated 08-13-22)
Canisteo River drains an area of 40 sq miles of Steuben County. The flow
at Arkport is much below normal, 8% above mean at .56 cfs and .61 ft deep;
below Canacadea Creek at Hornell in Steuben County is below normal, 27.8% above mean at 18.7 cfs and .5 ft deep (flood stage 9ft);
at West Cameron in Steuben County below normal, 31.25% above mean at 26 cfs and 3.41 ft deep (flood stage 17ft). (updated 08-13-22)
Canacadea Creek drains an area of 57.9 sq miles in Steuben County. The flow near Hornell is normal, 31.9% above historic mean at 9.01 cfs and .89 ft deep. (flood stage 5ft)(updated 08-13-22)
Cohocton River drains an area of 370 sq miles of Steuben County. The flow
near Avoca is unrated, 27.3% above mean at 17 cfs and 2.21 ft deep (flood stage 9ft);
at Bath is 2.1 ft deep (flood stage 11ft);
near Campbell in Steuben County is below normal, 29.6% above mean at 38.6 cfs and 1.91 ft deep (flood stage 10ft). (updated 08-13-22)
Tuscarora Creek drains an area of 102 sq miles sq miles in Steuben County before joining the Tioga River, flowing north to the Chemung system. The flow above South Addison is unrated, 5.2% above mean at 1.65 cfs and -- ft deep. (flood stage 9 ft) (updated 08-13-22)
Tioga River drains an area of 1377 sq miles in Steuben County. The flow at headwaters in PA,
at Tioga Junction, PA is below normal, 18.7% above mean at 37.1 cfs and 6.48 ft deep, 23.4ºC and 217 µS/cm;
at Lindley, NY is below normal, 20.1% above mean at 52.6 cfs and 2.92 ft deep;
near Erwins is much below normal, 13.45% above mean at 75.5 cfs and .31 ft deep (flood stage 18ft); (updated 08-13-22)

Impaired Water Bodies (9)

9 water bodies appear on the 2022 Draft 303(d) list for Chemung River Watershed, up from one in the previous list. Of the 9 total, 2 are affected by a proposed delisting in 2022, in whole or in part.

For more details, check out the posted list under the SW tab.

Hazardous Algae Blooms (HABs) Beach Alerts (3 active)

Loon Lake (1 active)

Aug 7, 9:07 am widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed mid-lake in Steuben County. Reported by CSLAP.

Smith Pond (1 active)

Aug 1, 1:47 pm open water bloom confirmed in Steuben County. Reported by CSLAP.

Jennings Pond (1 active)

Aug 8, 10 am a bloom of unreported extent confirmed in Tompkins County. Reported by NYS Department of Health.

Spills (0 new)

July 17 – an unknown amount of antifreeze, waste oil and used oil has spilled or leaked from abandoned drums at the Rice Auto Centre on Stimson St in Corning (Steuben). Spill# 2203309 remains open as of July 21.
July 16 – a commercial/industrial vehicle entered the river off Route 21 and Whitney Valley Rd near Almond (Allegany) causing unknown amounts of unspecified contaminants to impact the waterway. Spill# 2203284 was closed on July 18.

Susquehanna River Watershed

The Susquehanna River drains 27,500 square miles covering large parts of New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland before emptying into the Chesapeake Bay. The flow begins in south New York State and flows in a westerly direction close to the south state line before departing into PA.

Including: Chenango River, Tioughnioga River, Unadilla River, Owego Creek; Otsego Lake, Canadarago Lake, Whitney Point Lake/Reservoir

Flows parts of Otsego, Broome, Chenango and Cortland Counties

Susquehanna River drains an area of 4773 sq miles of Otsego and Broome Counties, flows from its headwaters at Otsego Lake in a south-westerly direction, crossing the border into Pennsylvania near Waverly NY. The flow
at Unadilla is much below normal, 27.5% above mean at 108 cfs and 2.22 (flood stage 11 ft) ft deep;
at Bainbridge is unrated, 25.7% above mean at 285 cfs and .97 ft deep (flood stage 15 ft);
at Windsor, unrated, 24.4% above mean at 327 cfs and 2.49 ft deep (flood stage 17ft);
at Conklin flow is below normal, 28.1% above mean at 320 cfs and holding around 1.21 ft deep (flood stage 12 ft);
at Binghamton, the flow is not rated, 1.9 ft deep, (flood stage 14 ft);
at Vestal in Broome County is below normal, 33.45% above mean at 601 cfs and 1.84 ft deep (flood stage 18 ft);
at Owego is unrated, 18.1% above mean is 610 cfs and 13.33 ft deep (flood stage 30 ft);
at Waverly flow is normal, 27.4% above mean at 669 cfs and .86 ft deep (flood stage 13 ft). (updated 08-13-22)
Owego Creek drains an area of 185 sq miles in Tioga County. The flow near Owego is unrated, 11.3% above mean, 10.7 cfs and .24 ft deep (flood stage 9ft) (updated 08-13-22)
Chenango River drains an area of 1483 sq miles in Broome and Chenango Counties. The flow
at Sherburne is below normal, 35% above mean at 42.1 cfs and 1.57 ft deep (flood stage 8.5 ft);
at Oxford in Chenango is unrated, 19.5% above mean at 69.6 cfs and holding steady at 6.75 ft deep;
at Greene in Chenango County flow is normal, 40.2% above mean at 91.3 cfs and 1.71 ft deep;
at Chenango Forks in Broome County is normal, 29.4% above mean at 227 cfs and 2.5 ft deep (flood stage 10ft). (updated 08-13-22)
Tioughnioga River drains an area of 292 sq miles in Cortland County. The flow
at Cortland is normal, 41% above mean at 66.8 cfs and 2.87 ft deep;
at Itaska the flow is not rated, .96 ft deep (flood stage 7 ft). (updated 08-13-22)
Otselic River drains an area of 147 sq miles in Cortland County. The flow at Cincinnatus is much below normal, 17.75% above mean at 16 cfs and .38 ft deep (flood stage 9 ft) (updated 08-13-22)
Unadilla River drains an area of 520 sq miles of Chenango County. The flow at Rockdale is below normal, 31.9% above mean at 74 cfs and 4.04 ft deep (flood stage 11 ft). (updated 08-13-22)
Ouleout Creek drains an area of 103 sq miles in Delaware County. The flow at East Sydney is below normal, 18.7% above mean at 12.6 cfs and 1.03 ft deep (flood stage 4.5 ft) (updated 08-13-22)

Impaired Water Bodies (18)

18 water bodies appear on the 2022 Draft 303(d) list for Susquehanna River Watershed, up from three in the last listing. For more details, check out the posted list under the SW tab.

Hazardous Algae Blooms (HABs) Beach Alerts (6 new)

Cincinnatus Lake (1 active)

Aug 7, 7:07 pm widespread/lakewide bloom confirmed in Chenango County. Reported by the public.

Otsego Lake (1 active)

Aug 5, 3:20 pm small localized bloom confirmed in Otsego County. Reported by NYS Parks.

Shadow Brook (1 active)

Aug 5, 4:41 pm large localized bloom confirmed in Otsego County. Reported by NYS Parks.

Buckhorn Lake (1 active)

Aug 8, 8:20 am small localized bloom confirmed in Otsego County. Reported by the public.

Oquaga Lake (1 active)

July 28, 11:33 am small localized bloom confirmed in Broome County remains active this week. Reported by CSLAP.

Beaver Lake (1 active)

Aug 7, 10:30 am small localized bloom confirmed in Broome County. Reported by CSLAP.

Spills (1 new)

July 25^th, 2022 – In Richford (Tioga), on the 0-100 block of Chwalek Rd, was a 200-gallon spill of kerosene. No material reported recovered. (Spill#2203573)
July 15 – Human error at a commercial/industrial site caused a spill of “San-i-king” at the XPO Terminal on Corporate Dr in Binghamton (Broome). Spill# 2203247 is still open as of July 21.
July 16 – an unknown amount of concrete run-off was reported spilled from a commercial vehicle in a residential area on Hatch Lake Rd in Eaton (Madison). No material is reported recovered. Spill# 2203285 was closed July 19.
July 14^th, 2022 – In Cortland (Cortland), at the parking lot of 76 North Main St and Madison St, was reported to have a 40-gallon spill of diesel. Cause of the spill is unknown, and no material reported recovered. (Spill#2203232)
July 17 – railroad ties caught fire at a private residence on Coddington Place in Odessa (Schuyler) releasing an unknown amount of contaminant to the environment. Spill# 2203301 closed July 20.

Ramapo River Watershed

The northern headwaters of the Passaic basin lie within a small portion of southeastern New York State, including the Ramapo and Hackensack Rivers drainage areas, flowing south through New Jersey with outlet into the Atlantic at Chesapeake Bay. Including Ramapo River, Hackensack River, Greenwood Lake, DeForest Lake.

Flows: concerned with parts of Rockland and Orange Counties

Mahwah River drains an area of 12 sq miles in Rockland. The flow near Suffern is below normal, 19.5% above historical mean at 1.37 cfs and 1.37 feet deep (flood stage 5ft) (updated 08-13-22)
Ramapo River drains an area of 93 sq miles in Rockland County. The flow
at Ramapo is normal, 34.5% above mean at 20.4 cfs and 1.66 ft deep (flood stage is 10 ft);
near Mahwah NJ is normal, 29.2% above mean at 31.2 cfs and 2.67 ft deep (flood stage 8ft);
at Suffern, below normal, 21.2% above mean, 12.4 cfs and down, 2.03 ft deep (flood stage is 15.2ft) (updated 08-13-22)
Hackensack River drains an area of 30.7 sq miles in Rockland County. The flow at West Nyack is below normal, 46.15% above historical mean flow at 12.4 cfs and 2.53 ft deep. (updated 08-13-22)

Impaired Water Bodies (14)

14 Water bodies appear on the Draft 303(d) list for Ramapo River watershed in 2022, with 5 proposed for delisting, in whole or in part.

For more details, check out the posted list under the Ramapo tab.

Hazardous Algae Blooms (HABs) Beach Alerts (0)

Spills (0 new)

July 14^th, 2022 – Equipment failure in New City (Rockland) on the 0-100 block of Cranford Dr contributed to a #2 fuel oil spill. The amount is unreported. No material reported recovered. File is open. (Spill#2203210)
July 13 – a tractor-trailer unit rolled on I-87 southbound, exit 15A, mile marker 31.1, near Hillburn (Rockland) spilling 50 gallons of diesel. All 50 gallons of this material is reported as recovered from the accident site. Spill# 2203165 was closed the same day.

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