The Mohawk River Research Initiative

Environmental Studies Program,
Union College
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A compilation of weather, hydrologic, and other water parameters for the Mohawk.

Major floods on the Mohawk River (NY): 1916-1996 is the last ~80 years of flooding on the lower reaches of the Mohawk River (Cohoes, NY monitoring station).

Mean Daily Flow on the Mohawk River (NY): 1917-2000  Shows a simple plot a average daily discharge values.

Major floods on the Mohawk River (NY): 1832-2000.  Paper datails a historical chronology of floods on the Mohawk.

Major floods on the Mohawk and the Hudson rivers (NY): 1634-1831.  A summary of some historical archives of flooding on the lower Mohawk, and some data on the Husdon

Bridges across the Mohawk is a historical survey (~200 yr) of the bridges that have crossed the Mohawk River in the Lower Mohawk (around Schenectady NY).

Ice Jams inferred from tree scars made during the 1996 mid-winter flood on the Mohawk River (New York).  Paper details the location and significance of ice jams near Schenectady, NY.

Ice Jams during the 2000 mid-winter flood on the lower Mohawk River, Crescent (New York).  Paper details the location and significance of ice jams near Crescent, NY.

The geological evolution of Collins Lake, Scotia NY, as revealed from sub-bottom profiles and sediment core analysis.  A thesis that looks at the sediment infilling of this abandoned river channel, now part of Collins Park in Scotia NY.

A ~1000 Year Record of Sedimentation in Collins Lake as Evidence of Local Storminess and Flooding on the Mohawk River (New York). Thesis that uses sediment layers in Collins pond to address storm frequency

Ballston Lake Inititative at Union College of educational reform of an Environmental Studies Program in an liberal arts setting.

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Last Revised By: Geology Department, February 2002
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