Oriskany Creek Monitoring Set

Oriskany Creek is a 33 mile long creek that flows into the Mohawk River and eventually the Hudson River.

Oriskany Creek Monitoring Set Map
Synoptic Investigative Red Flag Biological
Oriskany Creek Monitoring Set Graphs
Select Water Quality Indicator

Note: The points on this graph reflect the average levels or concentrations of each water quality parameter. To see the individual data points that make up these averages, please scroll down and select a Sampling Location or a Monitoring Event from the tables below.

Selection of water quality indicators is controlled by drop-down menu on the upper right. Graph presents average values for both SYNOPTIC LOCATIONS and REDFLAG LOCATIONS over all monitoring events (see below right, table of events). Synoptic and Red Flag locations are ordered downstream to upstream (left to right) according to their distance from the stream mouth (see below left, table of locations). If distance to mouth has not been determined, the location defaults to the right end of the graph. Graph distances do not correspond to actual miles to mouth. INVESTIGATIVE LOCATIONS and BIOLOGICAL LOCATIONS are excluded.

Separate averages are reported for samples collected under base flow and stormwater conditions. These stream flow categories are loosely defined. BASE FLOW corresponds to normal or low flow conditions. STORMWATER corresponds to elevated flows following rain or snow melt, as judged by online hydrographs of USGS gauging stations, if available, and/or as judged by volunteers based on their familiarity with the stream and their observation of factors such as stream turbulence and turbidity. Though loosely defined, these two flow categories provide a useful approximation of the impact of runoff on water quality. See metadata for a description of methods for estimating stream discharge and nutrient loading.

Oriskany Creek Sampling Locations

This table lists all SYNOPTIC LOCATIONS , REDFLAG LOCATIONS , INVESTIGATIVE LOCATIONS , and BIOLOGICAL LOCATIONS in the watershed of the monitoring set, their latitude and longitude coordinates, and the number of river miles to the stream mouth, where applicable. Select a location to view a detailed site map and timeline of chemical and microbiological results.

Name Code Latitude Longitude Miles from the mouth Type
Oriskany Creek @ Lumbard Rd OC4 43.0203 -75.4 13.04 RED FLAG
Big Creek @ California Rd OC3 42.9912 -75.4202 15.94 RED FLAG
Oriskany Creek @ Valley Road OC2 42.9175 -75.5001 25.46 RED FLAG
Upper Oriskany @ Canal Rd OC1 42.9089 -75.5259 27.12 RED FLAG
Oriskany Creek Monitoring Events

This table lists the dates of all chemical and microbiological monitoring events since the beginning of the monitoring set. A PARTIAL EVENT indicates that less than 90% of SYNOPTIC LOCATIONS were sampled. Select a date to navigate to a graph and table of raw chemical and microbiological data from the corresponding event.

Date Flow Type
1 July 19, 2023 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
2 May 16, 2023 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
3 March 21, 2023 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
4 February 13, 2023 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
5 June 14, 2022 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
6 May 17, 2022 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
7 April 26, 2022 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
8 March 16, 2022 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
9 February 21, 2022 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
10 January 13, 2022 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
11 December 17, 2021 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
12 September 28, 2021 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
13 August 25, 2021 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
14 July 30, 2021 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
15 June 30, 2021 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
16 May 20, 2021 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
17 April 29, 2021 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
18 March 25, 2021 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
19 February 26, 2021 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
20 January 07, 2021 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
21 December 12, 2020 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
22 November 07, 2020 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
23 October 15, 2020 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
24 September 21, 2020 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
25 July 28, 2020 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
26 April 23, 2020 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
27 March 02, 2020 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
28 February 24, 2020 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
29 January 08, 2020 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
30 December 20, 2019 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
31 November 19, 2019 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
32 October 10, 2019 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
33 September 25, 2019 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
34 August 28, 2019 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
35 June 12, 2019 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
36 May 18, 2019 STORMWATER RED FLAG EVENT
37 April 10, 2019 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
38 March 13, 2019 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
39 February 27, 2019 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
40 January 09, 2019 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
41 December 03, 2018 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
42 November 14, 2018 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
43 October 17, 2018 STORMWATER RED FLAG EVENT
44 September 02, 2018 STORMWATER RED FLAG EVENT
45 August 15, 2018 STORMWATER RED FLAG EVENT
46 July 17, 2018 STORMWATER RED FLAG EVENT
47 July 11, 2018 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
48 June 13, 2018 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
49 May 23, 2018 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
50 April 26, 2018 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
51 March 26, 2018 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
52 February 03, 2018 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
53 January 22, 2018 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
54 December 06, 2017 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
55 November 16, 2017 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
56 October 16, 2017 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
57 September 20, 2017 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
58 August 07, 2017 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
59 July 31, 2017 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
60 June 21, 2017 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
61 May 25, 2017 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
62 April 26, 2017 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
63 March 25, 2017 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
64 February 17, 2017 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
65 January 16, 2017 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
66 December 31, 2016 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
67 November 30, 2016 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
68 November 16, 2016 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
69 October 12, 2016 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
70 September 21, 2016 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
71 August 17, 2016 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
72 July 12, 2016 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
73 June 28, 2016 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
74 May 25, 2016 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
75 April 06, 2016 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
76 March 16, 2016 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
77 February 06, 2016 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
78 January 09, 2016 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
79 December 09, 2015 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
80 November 22, 2015 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
81 October 10, 2015 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
82 September 23, 2015 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
83 August 23, 2015 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
84 July 29, 2015 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
85 June 15, 2015 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
86 May 13, 2015 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
87 April 22, 2015 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
88 March 21, 2015 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
89 January 10, 2015 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
90 December 13, 2014 BASE FLOW RED FLAG EVENT
91 November 12, 2014 BASE FLOW PARTIAL EVENT
92 October 18, 2014 STORMWATER PARTIAL EVENT
93 September 10, 2014 BASE FLOW PARTIAL EVENT
94 August 18, 2014 BASE FLOW PARTIAL EVENT
95 July 12, 2014 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
96 June 14, 2014 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
97 May 17, 2014 STORMWATER SYNOPTIC EVENT
98 April 10, 2014 STORMWATER SYNOPTIC EVENT
99 March 15, 2014 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
100 February 01, 2014 BASE FLOW SYNOPTIC EVENT
101 January 11, 2014 BASE FLOW PARTIAL EVENT
102 December 14, 2013 BASE FLOW PARTIAL EVENT
103 November 09, 2013 BASE FLOW PARTIAL EVENT
104 October 19, 2013 BASE FLOW PARTIAL EVENT