Birch Creek at Big Indian NY

USGS Site No: 013621955 • Birch Creek • Ulster County, NY

Birch Creek at Big Indian NY on the Birch Creek is currently at 8 cfs (Very Low — 10th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.88 ft.

Reading from

8
CFS Discharge
2.88
Gage Height (ft)
Very Low
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 8 Today: 8 cfs
25th Low threshold 10
50th (Median) Normal (median) 15
75th High threshold 31
95th Very High threshold 58

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

298 149 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 12 —
May 27, 2026 16 —
May 26, 2026 18 —
May 25, 2026 22 —
May 24, 2026 21 —
May 23, 2026 21 —
May 22, 2026 20 —
May 21, 2026 19 —
May 20, 2026 17 —
May 19, 2026 18 —
May 18, 2026 19 —
May 17, 2026 20 —
May 16, 2026 21 —
May 15, 2026 22 —
Apr 21, 2026 34 —
Apr 20, 2026 37 —
Apr 19, 2026 41 —
Apr 18, 2026 37 —
Apr 17, 2026 39 —
Apr 16, 2026 50 —
Apr 15, 2026 39 —
Apr 14, 2026 34 —
Apr 13, 2026 31 —
Apr 12, 2026 31 —
Apr 11, 2026 34 —
Apr 10, 2026 36 —
Apr 9, 2026 38 —
Apr 8, 2026 42 —
Apr 7, 2026 48 —
Apr 6, 2026 55 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
013621955
State
NY
County
Ulster County
Coordinates
42.1095, -74.4517
Drainage Area
13 mi²
Datum (ft)
1,227.4
HUC Code
020200060901
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
191 cfs
May 10, 2025
Min discharge
2 cfs
Sep 20, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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