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Batavia Kill in New York

Stream8.3 mi
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1 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Batavia Kill is an 8.3 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bush Kill near Arkville NY (site 01413398). 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

Batavia Kill typically runs highest in April, at a median 134 cfs, and lowest in September, at 18 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,760 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Bush Kill near Arkville NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January7851 to 118
February5731 to 93
March10965 to 198
April13492 to 218
May8956 to 131
June4325 to 91
July2615 to 54
August1911 to 47
September188.3 to 55
October2916 to 90
November6939 to 116
December8453 to 151

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 Bush Kill near Arkville NY (site 01413398). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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