Schoharie Watershed Areas Used for Comparative

Reservoir
Low Flow Analysis with Plattekill Creek
Watershed Upstream of the Blue Mountain
Reservoir in Saugerties, New York
Schoharie Ck Watershed at
Prattsville: 237 mi2; Period of
Record: Nov. 1902 to Present

Streams

USGS Gaging Stations

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Plattekill Ck Watershed:
18.1 mi2; Period of Record:
None

Blue Mtn Reservoir

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Esopus Ck at Allaben Watershed:
63.7 mi2; Period of Record:
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Oct. 1963 to Present

Ck

Little Beaver Kill Watershed:

16.5 mi2; Period of Record:
Oct. 1997 to Present
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Ashokan Reservoir

Bush Kill Watershed: 16.2 mi2; Period Kilometers

of Record: Aug. 2000 to Present 0 10

Long periods of little or no precipitation are regional in nature (i.e., they represent regional weather conditions). This permits
reasonable comparison of stream flow in areas of similar geology, hydrology, and topography. The USGS maintains gaging
stations where stream height and discharge are monitored. The longer the period of record, the better we can predict likely
low flow and drought recurrence intervals. For the comparative analysis of likely drought recurrence intervals at the Blue
Mountain Reservoir, stream flow data was examined back to 1902. Prepared for: Protect The Plattekill Creek and Watershed.