Owasco Outlet at Genesee St., Auburn NY

USGS Site No: 04235440 • Cayuga County, NY

Owasco Outlet at Genesee St., Auburn NY is currently at 475 cfs (High — 80th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.69 ft.

Reading from

475
CFS Discharge
2.69
Gage Height (ft)
High
Flow Condition
Normal
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 69
25th Low threshold 72
50th (Median) Normal (median) 109
75th High threshold 258
95th Very High threshold 1,120 Today: 475 cfs

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.

2.1k 1.1k 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 622
May 27, 2026 902
May 26, 2026 1,130
May 25, 2026 1,050
May 24, 2026 680
May 23, 2026 283
May 22, 2026 211
May 21, 2026 234
May 20, 2026 276
May 19, 2026 312
May 18, 2026 381
May 17, 2026 382
May 16, 2026 383
May 15, 2026 383
Apr 21, 2026 946
Apr 20, 2026 901
Apr 19, 2026 818
Apr 18, 2026 808
Apr 17, 2026 744
Apr 16, 2026 653
Apr 15, 2026 682
Apr 14, 2026 719
Apr 13, 2026 797
Apr 12, 2026 849
Apr 11, 2026 938
Apr 10, 2026 972
Apr 9, 2026 1,150
Apr 8, 2026 1,320
Apr 7, 2026 1,340
Apr 6, 2026 1,350

Station Information

USGS Site No
04235440
State
NY
County
Cayuga County
Coordinates
42.9324, -76.5636
Drainage Area
204 mi²
Datum (ft)
659.9
HUC Code
04140201
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
7.0 ft
Flood Stage
8.0 ft
Moderate Flood
9.0 ft
Major Flood
10.0 ft

Currently 5.31 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
1,880 cfs
May 8, 2025
Min discharge
32 cfs
Jul 9, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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