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Minimum flow of Schoharie creek. The mean flow of this 

 stream at Fort Hunter for the month of August, 1899, was 112 

 cubic feet per second (catchment, 917 square miles), or at the rate 

 of 0.15 cubic foot per second per square mile. In July, 1900, the 

 mean flow was 115 cubic feet per second, or at the rate of 0.12 

 cubic foot per second per square mile. For three days during this 

 month the flow was 70 cubic feet per second and for one day 72 

 cubic feet per second. 



Gagings of Schoharie creek were also made at Schoharie falls 

 over a sharp-crested weir. 25 feet in length, during a portion of 

 1900 and 1901. According to these gagings the mean flow of the 

 stream for August. 1900. was 89 cubic feet per second; for Sep- 

 tember, 32 cubic feet per second, and for October. 10 cubic feet 

 per second. In February, 1901. the flow was 166 cubic feet per 

 second. The catchment area at this point is 930 square miles. 

 Hence, 32 cubic feet per second was at the rate of 0.01 cubic foot 

 per second per square mile. 



In May, 1900, the writer reported at length relative to the low- 

 water flow of Schoharie creek. At that time, the Empire State 

 Power Company was contemplating extensive developments on 

 this creek and had procured reports from several engineers. These 

 reports agreed that the minimum flow of this stream would not 

 be less than about 400 cubic feet per second. In regard to this 

 matter, it was stated that the minimum flow of Schoharie creek 

 had been taken too high, as might be sufficiently appreciated by 

 considering the figures derived from all the rivers of the State 

 which had then been studied. Figures were given for Oatka creek. 

 Genesee river. Hemlock lake, west branch of Canadaway creek. 

 Oswego river. Black river, Mohawk river. Hudson river, Croton 

 river and Niagara river, and the conclusion was arrived at from 

 such comparison, based on general considerations purely, that the 

 flow of Schoharie creek might go down to as low as 0.2 cubic foot 

 per second per square mile, or to about 190 cubic feet per second. 

 The following was the conclusion of this part of the report : 



If, therefore, we were to accept the idea that there is at least 

 0.4 cubic foot per second per square mile minimum flow in Scho- 

 harie creek, we should have about the best flowing stream in the 

 Slate — better even than the Hudson and Mohawk. A stream. 



