Maximum known stages and discharges of New York streams and their annual exceedance probabilities through September 2011

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For more information on the USGS-the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment, visit http://www.usgs.gov or call 1-888-ASK-USGS.For an overview of USGS information products, including maps, imagery, and publications, visit http://www.usgs.gov/pubprodTo order this and other USGS information products, visit http://store.usgs.gov Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.Although this information product, for the most part, is in the public domain, it also may contain copyrighted materials as noted in the text. Permission to reproduce copyrighted items must be secured from the copyright owner.Suggested citation: Wall, G.R., Murray, P.M., Lumia, Richard, and Suro, T.P., 2014, Maximum known stages and discharges of New York streams and their annual exceedance probabilities through September 2011: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2014 -5084, 16 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20145084. ISSN 2328 iii AcknowledgmentsThe New York State Department of Transportation, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District, the New York Power Authority, Reliant Energy, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, and several other municipal and county governments provided support for data-collection programs.The authors also wish to acknowledge the many talented and dedicated U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) personnel who contributed to data collection and analyses for this report, as well as Mark Roland and Scott Olson of the USGS, who provided valuable technical reviews of this report. A, number; B, percentage of streamgages with peak-of-record discharge less than or equal to the 1-percent annual exceedance probability (AEP), relative to the number of streamgages in operation; and C, peak discharges less than or equal to the 1-percent AEP discharge determined at miscellaneous-measurement sites . AbstractMaximum known stages and discharges at 1,400 sites on 796 streams within New York are tabulated. Stage data are reported in feet. Discharges are reported as cubic feet per second and in cubic feet per second per square mile. Drainage areas range from 0.03 to 298,800 square miles; excluding the three sites with larger drainage areas on the St. Lawrence and Niagara Rivers, which drain the Great Lakes, the maximum drainage area is 8,288 square miles (Hudson River at Albany). Most data were obtained from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) compilations and records, but some were provided by State, local, and other Federal agencies and by private organizations.The stage and discharge information is grouped by major drainage basins and U.S. Geological Survey site number, in downstream order. Site locations and their associated drainage area, period(s) of record, stage and discharge data, and flood-frequency statistics are compiled in a Microsoft Excel spr...