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Dry Brook in New York

River10.6 mi
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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Dry Brook is a 10.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Dry Brook at Arkville (site 01413408). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1997 to 2026

Dry Brook typically runs highest in April, at a median 255 cfs, and lowest in September, at 36 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,930 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Dry Brook at Arkville, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January13684 to 225
February11060 to 176
March193117 to 353
April255168 to 430
May164109 to 256
June8250 to 168
July5031 to 102
August4119 to 95
September3616 to 105
October6729 to 170
November12974 to 234
December170105 to 301

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 30 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Dry Brook at Arkville (site 01413408). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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