Tioga River at Lindley, Steuben County NY (LDYN6)
Gage Location: Steuben County, New York	Site Location: Steuben County, New York
Latitude: 42.029	Longitude: -77.132	Elevation: 964.5 ft. MSL	Drainage Area: 771 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 17 ft.	Moderate Stage: 20 ft.	Major Stage: 22 ft.
First Flood: 1936-03-12	Last Flood: 1975-09-26 Crest: 23.37 ft.	Datum change: 1975-10-01	Number of Floods: 23

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Date of Flood Crest(ft) Streamflow(cfs) Category Code 1936-03-12 19.2 41200 Minor C1 1936-03-17 17.8 32800 Minor C1 1937-11-13 17.13 27200 Minor C1 1940-04-01 18.78 36600 Minor C1 1940-04-04 17.1 27000 Minor C1 1942-03-09 17.46 30800 Minor C1 1942-12-30 17.63 31800 Minor C1 1946-05-28 22.87 75000 Major C1 1947-04-05 18.48 37400 Minor C1 1948-03-22 18.5 37500 Minor C1 1950-03-29 17.32 29900 Minor C1 1950-11-26 19.9 48200 Minor C1 F1 1951-03-31 19.42 44400 Minor C1 1952-03-11 17.71 32300 Minor C1 1955-10-14 20.18 50400 Moderate C1 1959-01-22 17.33 30000 Minor C1 1960-03-31 17.32 29900 Minor C1 1961-02-26 17.48 30900 Minor C1 1961-04-25 17.04 28200 Minor C1 1964-03-05 18.48 37400 Minor C1 1972-03-02 17.96 30000 Minor C1 1972-06-23 26.27 128000 Major C1 F3 1975-09-26 23.37 80600 Major C1

Codes and description

C1|Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in frequency calculations. Some of the floods are based on current flood stage and nearby gage information.
C2|Crest information looks reliable despite potential problems. This data was used in frequency calculations.
C3|Crest height estimated by the USGS.
C4|Crest height is from the National Weather Service.
C5|Crest height affected by backwater.
C6|Crest occurred at a previous flood stage that is lower than the current flood stage. The crests below the new flood stage are not used in flood frequency calculations.
C7|Crest from USGS yearly peak and/or date is different than the crest we provide. In many cases MARFC uses crest based on backwater or ice effects.
C8|Crest month or day of occurrence has been estimated by The Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center usually based on nearby gage information.
C9|Crest date (day) in the month is unknown.
F1|Flow is an estimate.
F2|Flow affected by regulation or diversion and in some cases to an unknown degree.
F3|Flow effected by snow-melt, ice jam or debris jam break up.
F4|Flow affected by dam failure.
F5|Flow - All or part of the record affected by urbanization, mining, agricultural changes, channelization or other factors.
G1|Gage height at a different site and/or datum.
G2|Gage is not an official USGS gage with crests provided by the NWS. Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in flood frequency calculations.
G3|Gage datum changed during this year.
none,No code; Good Data

Updated: 08:09 AM Feb 08, 2013