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CAYUGA CREEK

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CAYUGA CREEK NEAR LANCASTER NY

TOWN OF LANCASTER, NY42.8901°N, -78.6449°W Updated 13 min ago

FLOW RATE

6.97cfs

GAUGE HT

2.74ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

6.97cfs 63.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 6–9 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

8.74cfs

PERIOD LOW

6.7cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.74ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

29.9in

+44% vs normal

29.9 in of precipitation so far this year, 44% above the 30-year normal of 20.73 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

29.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

20.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.0–24.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+44%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 4.21" · normal 2.93" (1.8–4.1)

Jan

Feb: 2.09" · normal 2.47" (1.5–3.7)

Feb

Mar: 6.98" · normal 3.00" (1.8–4.3)

Mar

Apr: 5.40" · normal 3.64" (2.2–4.8)

Apr

May: 4.75" · normal 3.42" (1.9–5.4)

May

Jun: 4.79" · normal 3.89" (1.8–6.3)

Jun

Jul: 1.69" (so far)· normal 3.99" (2.1–6.3)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.24" (2.1–4.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.34" (1.8–5.3)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.66" (1.9–5.8)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.16" (1.5–4.4)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.14" (2.0–4.3)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo23:43 UTC

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Station Location

42.8901, -78.6449

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 23:30 UTC

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