USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04253296 BUCK CREEK NEAR INLET, NY
LOCATION - Lat 43°44'38.5", long 74°43'18.0" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Hamilton County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 04150101, on right bank 0.1 mi upstream of State Highway 28 and Seventh Lake, near Inlet.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1.16 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 1988 to May 1990. March 2001 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,850 ft above NAVD of 1988, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 224 ft³/s, Aug. 18, 2021, gage height, 3.19 ft, from rating curve extended above 80 ft³/s; minimum discharge, 0.01 ft³/s on many days.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - AIR TEMPERATURE: August 2012 to current year.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - AIR TEMPERATURE: Maximum 33.9 C, May 8, 2015; minimum, -34.1 C, Feb. 14, 2016.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: August 2012 to current year.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 19.0°C, July 19, 2013; minimum, -0.3 °C, on several days during winter periods.