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Batavia Kill in New York

River17.6 mi
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Hardenburgh Falls4 miManorkill Falls5.6 mi5 mi

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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Batavia Kill is a 17.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Batavia Kill at Red Falls near Prattsville NY (site 01349950). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1998 to 2026

Batavia Kill typically runs highest in April, at a median 173 cfs, and lowest in September, at 12 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,600 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Batavia Kill at Red Falls near Prattsville NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January9259 to 147
February7641 to 118
March12583 to 250
April173118 to 297
May9459 to 171
June4623 to 105
July2011 to 52
August146.8 to 48
September125.0 to 58
October3010 to 114
November8434 to 152
December10853 to 176

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 Batavia Kill at Red Falls near Prattsville NY (site 01349950). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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