Watershed Profile: Susquehanna River near Binghamton, NY
Watershed Overview
The Susquehanna River begins at the outlet of Otsego Lake in Cooperstown, NY. The River flows 444 miles through New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland, before reaching its confluence with the Chesapeake Bay in Havre de Grace, MD. The monitoring station is in the Upper Susquehanna Subbasin, in Binghamton, NY just upstream of the confluence with the Chenango River.
Drainage Characteristics
- Drainage Area (square miles): 2284.40
- Total Stream Length (miles): 4277.6
- Average Annual Flow at Station (NHD) (cfs): 3783.0
- Population (2020): 140,753
Stream Classifications (Pennsylvania)
Designation | Miles |
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Cold Water Fisheries | 460.62 |
Exceptional Value | 10.82 |
High-Quality Cold Water Fisheries | 73.92 |
Warm Water Fisheries | 25.38 |
Total | 570.74 |
Stream Classifications (New York)
Classification | Use | Miles |
---|---|---|
Class A | Drinking Water Source | 49.61 |
Class A (T) | Drinking Water Source With Trout Population | 22.79 |
Class A (TS) | Drinking Water Source With Trout Spawning | 21.46 |
Class AA | Drinking Water Source | 22.49 |
Class AA (T) | Drinking Water Source With Trout Population | 7.09 |
Class B | Contact Recreation (Not Drinking Water Source) | 184.48 |
Class B (T) | Contact Recreation With Trout Population | 3.49 |
Class C | Support Fisheries (Non-Contact) | 1866.40 |
Class C (T) | Support Fisheries, Non-Contact With Trout Population | 905.87 |
Class C (TS) | Support Fisheries, Non-Contact With Trout Spawning | 623.22 |
Total | 3706.90 |
- Land Use
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Description Percentage Water 1.15 Developed Open Space 4.60 Low Urban 1.45 Medium Urban 0.58 High Urban 0.16 Barren 0.11 Deciduous Forest 40.09 Coniferous Forest 4.88 Mixed Forest 17.02 Shrub Scrub 0.52 Grassland Herbaceous 0.42 Pasture/Hay 20.40 Cropland 3.23 Wetlands 5.39
Underlying Geology
Rock Type | Percentage |
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Limestone | 4.92 |
Sandstone | 11.14 |
Shale | 83.93 |
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Recent Results
Sample Time | 10/7/2024 11:45:00 AM |
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Temperature (C) | |
Specific Conductivity (mS/cm) | |
PH | 5.5272 |
Turbidity (NTU+) | 4.8 |
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) |
Dissolved Oxygen (last month of readings)
pH (last month of readings)
Specific Conductivity (last month of readings)
Temperature (last month of readings)
Turbidity (last month of readings)
Natural Gas
- Natural Gas Pads 90
- Natural Gas Water Withdrawals 7
Public Water Supply Withdrawals
- Groundwater 590
- Surface Water 14
NPDES Discharges
Description | Count |
---|---|
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation | 10 |
Mining/Quarry | 39 |
Stormwater | 50 |
Wastewater Treatment Plant/Sewage Treatment Plant | 17 |
Other | 42 |
Stream Impairments
Source | Category | Miles |
---|---|---|
Source Unknown | Aquatic Life | 2.50 |
Source Unknown | Fish Consumption | 27.90 |
Atmospheric Deposition | Fish Consumption | 354.10 |
Source Unknown | Recreational | 133.00 |
On-Site Treatment Systems | Recreational | 52.60 |