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Owasco River in New York

River29.5 mi
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Around Owasco River

Thompson Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church…1.3 miHarriet Tubman National Historical P…2.2 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Owasco River is a 29.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Owasco Outlet at Genesee ST., Auburn NY (site 04235440). 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

Owasco River typically runs highest in December, at a median 460 cfs, and lowest in September, at 53 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,560 cfs, in 2005.

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Typical flow by month at Owasco Outlet at Genesee ST., Auburn NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January449328 to 674
February341163 to 564
March421250 to 739
April416122 to 791
May19693 to 467
June10174 to 273
July7145 to 144
August5843 to 91
September5340 to 79
October6542 to 284
November28676 to 454
December460236 to 678

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 28 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Owasco Outlet at Genesee ST., Auburn NY (site 04235440). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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