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West Kill in New York

Stream10.1 mi
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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

West Kill is a 10.1 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge West Kill below Hunter Brook near Spruceton NY (site 01349711). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1998 to 2026

West Kill typically runs highest in April, at a median 21 cfs, and lowest in August, at 2.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,370 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at West Kill below Hunter Brook near Spruceton NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January8.65.1 to 14
February5.23.2 to 9.1
March125.0 to 22
April2113 to 34
May128.6 to 18
June6.93.9 to 12
July3.62.1 to 8.0
August2.81.3 to 7.7
September3.21.3 to 8.0
October8.23.6 to 16
November9.66.1 to 18
December116.9 to 20

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 29 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for West Kill below Hunter Brook near Spruceton NY (site 01349711). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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