Major Streams: West Branch Delaware
River
Introduction
The West Branch Delaware River and its tributaries are the source
waters for the Cannonsville Reservoir, part of the Catskill/Delaware
drinking water supply system for New York City. The watershed
above the Cannonsville Reservoir encompasses an area of 353 square
miles with approximately 662 linear miles of rivers and streams.
This predominantly forested and agricultural watershed represents
a sizeable and challenging resource to comprehensively manage.
Stream walkover observations and assessments suggest that the
West Branch Delaware River has a tendency to become shallower
and wider that is desirable due to increased sediment supply from
excessive bank and bed erosion in the main river and its tributaries.
While erosion and deposition are natural processes, many management
activities can significantly increase erosion rates that in turn
contribute to increases in sediment supply. These conditions demonstrate
the need for comprehensive management and stewardship by all stakeholders.
Maps
Click
here for a larger view of the above map
Click
here for a larger view of the above map
USGS Gage Links
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) maintains 11 continuous-recording
stream gages in the West Branch Delaware River watershed above
the Reservoir. These gages measure the stage, or height, of the
water surface at a specific location, updating the measurement
every 15 minutes. Click on the Station ID number of your gage
of interest to receive real-time water surface data from USGS.
| Station
ID |
Station
Name |
Drainage
Area (Mi_) |
Current
Period of Record |
| 01421610
|
WEST BRANCH DELAWARE RIVER AT HOBART |
15.5 |
Aug 2000 - present |
| 01421614
|
TOWN BROOK TRIBUTARY SOUTHEAST OF HOBART |
0.76 |
Oct 1998 - present |
| 01421618
|
TOWN BROOK SOUTHEAST OF HOBART |
14.3 |
Oct 1997 - present |
| 01421900
|
W BR DELAWARE RIVER UPSTREAM FROM DELHI |
134 |
Dec 1996 - present |
| 01422389
|
COULTER BROOK NEAR BOVINA CENTER |
0.76 |
Oct 1997 - present |
| 01422500
|
LITTLE DELAWARE RIVER NEAR DELHI |
49.8 |
Jan 1997 - present |
| 01422738
|
WOLF CREEK AT MUNDALE |
0.61 |
Oct 1998 - present |
| 01422747
|
EAST BROOK EAST OF WALTON |
24.7 |
Oct 1998 - present |
| 01423000
|
WEST BRANCH DELAWARE RIVER AT WALTON |
332 |
Oct 1950 - present |
| 0142400103
|
TROUT CREEK NEAR TROUT CREEK |
20.2 |
Dec 1996 - present |
| 01424108
|
SHERRUCK BROOK TRIBUTARY NEAR TROUT CREEK |
1.26 |
Oct 1997 - present |
Demonstration Restoration Projects
Click
here for Stream Restoration Projects in the West Branch of the
Delaware River Watershed
Stream Management Plans
Click
here for Intro and links to Stream Management Plans
Cannonsville Basin: West Branch of the Delaware River
Different
sections of the Plan are available for download. You need
to save the file to your computer in order to open it successfully.
Basin Specific Studies
Click
here for Delaware County Community Mapping Tool
Click here for Delaware
County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
Contact Information
Delaware County SWCD • Rick Weidenbach: (607) 865-7161
NYC DEP Stream Management • Beth Reichheld: (845) 340-7838
Delaware County Planning • Shelly Johnson: (607) 746-2944
Watershed Agricultural Council • Tom O’Brien: (607)
865-7790
Click
here for Delaware Riverkeeper
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