USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01311143 HOG ISLAND CHANNEL AT ISLAND PARK, NY
LOCATION - Lat 40°36'31.15", long 73°39'22.22" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Nassau County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02030202, at Village of Island Park Masone Beach Pier, in Island Park.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2010 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is NGVD of 1929.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Storm tide of Dec. 11, 1992, reached an elevation of 7.3 ft, from high-water mark at site 1.1 mi south-southwest.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum elevation, 10.89 ft, Oct. 29, 2012; minimum elevation, -4.22 ft, Feb. 20, 2015.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2010 to current year. Sampling depth records for October 2010 to current year are unpublished and available in files of the Geological Survey.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2010 to current year.
SALINITY: October 2010 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: October 2010 to current year.
pH: October 2012 to current year.
TURBIDITY: October 2010 to current year.
CHLOROPHYLL: October 2010 to current year.
NITRATE: March 2011 to April 2022.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor provides 6-minute-interval readings collected from 1.6 ft above bottom. Nitrate analyzer provides 30-minute-interval readings collected from 1.6 ft above bottom. Salinity record computed from specific-conductance readings.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 30.8 °C, Aug. 15, 2016; minimum, -1.8 °C, Jan. 5, 6, 2018.
SALINITY: Maximum, 38.4 psu, Oct. 28, 2015; minimum, 19.9 psu, Aug. 28, 2011.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 19.0 mg/L, July 13, 2017, Feb. 21, 2018; minimum, 1.1 mg/L, July 17, 2024.
pH: Maximum, 8.9 standard units, Feb. 15, 2023; minimum, 7.1 standard units, June 2, 2013.
TURBIDITY: Maximum, 360 FNU, Dec. 8, 2011; minimum, <0.1 FNU, on several days throughout the recorded period.
CHLOROPHYLL: Maximum, 140 ug/L, Apr. 4, 2011; minimum, <0.1 ug/L, on several days throughout the recorded period.
NITRATE: Maximum, 1.6 mg/L as N, Feb. 2, 2012, higher values may have occurred during periods of missing record; minimum, <0.01 mg/L as N, on several days throughout the recorded period.