Canisteo River at West Cameron, Steuben County NY (WCRN6)
Gage Location: Steuben County, New York	Site Location: Steuben County, New York
Latitude: 42.222	Longitude: -77.418	Elevation: 1037.71 ft. MSL	Drainage Area: 340 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 17 ft.	Moderate Stage: 18 ft.	Major Stage: 21 ft.
First Flood: 1935-07-08	Last Flood: 2004-09-17 Crest: 21.39 ft.	Datum change: 1937-02-22	Number of Floods: 7

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Date of Flood Crest(ft) Streamflow(cfs) Category Code 1935-07-08 -9999 35000 Missing C1 1946-05-28 18.09 17600 Moderate F2 1956-03-07 17.19 15600 Minor F2 1972-06-23 23.48 43000 Major F2 F3 1975-09-26 17.55 16400 Minor F2 1996-01-19 20.91 29100 Moderate F2 F3 2004-09-17 21.39 -9999 Major C4 C7 F2

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