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Black River

River in New York, past Black River, Carthage, Castorland, Dexter, Glenfield, Greig, Herrings, Lowville, Lyons Falls and West Carthage

Current status

No current status shown

No current status is assigned to this water outline. Check the water page for reports and any estimated downstream stretches. Why this status, and its source

This badge describes the water outline. Check the downstream stretches on the map and below for discharge statuses.

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

Square boat markers mark boat launches listed by OpenBoatLaunch.

Conditions

At the Black River at Watertown NY gauge, 9.5 kilometres from the nearest boat launch on this water: flow 1,140 cubic feet per second (Nov 2, 2026, 3:30 PM EST).

Water level 2.7 feet. The National Weather Service flood stage at this gauge is 10 feet (National Weather Service gauge page).

Conditions are measured at the gauge, not at this spot, and do not change the status.

Source: U.S. Geological Survey via Water Data for the Nation, gauge 04260500, reading Nov 2, 2026, 3:30 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-02 21:22 UTC; flood stage: NOAA National Weather Service, gauge ARTN6. Gauge chosen by DirtyWaterWatch. · Readings and history at USGS

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About this status

Why this status: No current status: no report we track sets a status on this water outline now.

How long each status lasts, and why

Sources checked: NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know (last successful check 2026-11-02 21:20 UTC). Status by DirtyWaterWatch, updated 2026-11-02 21:26 UTC.

No status does not mean the water is safe. Follow posted signs and local health advice.

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Estimated downstream stretches on Black River

No downstream stretch has a current status here as of Nov 2, 2026, 4:26 PM EST. Check the reports below.

The last 90 days

Last 90 days, hour by hour. Red: discharge or advisory reported. Amber: caution. Hatched amber: end not confirmed. Grey: no current status on the water outline. Purple hatching: source update overdue.
  • End not confirmed: to
    1 report: City of Watertown 1
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  • Caution: to
    2 reports: City of Watertown 2
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Discharge or advisory reported: to
    2 reports: City of Watertown 2
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • End not confirmed: to
    3 reports: City of Watertown 3
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Discharge or advisory reported: to
    4 reports: City of Watertown 4
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • End not confirmed: to
    2 reports: City of Watertown 2
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Caution: to
    7 reports: City of Watertown 7
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • Discharge or advisory reported: to
    7 reports: City of Watertown 7
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

  • End not confirmed: to
    2 reports: City of Watertown 2
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    The records are also in the report table on this page.

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using the reports named above and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-02 21:26 UTC.

Reported discharges over time

  • Discharges affecting the Black River in New York, last 12 months7575 affecting this stretch: 75 reported in New York, none arriving from upstreamDecember 2025 to November 2026Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once. Arriving discharges are estimated from modeled downstream reaches.
  • Days with a discharge affecting the Black River in New York, last 12 months34Reported on the Black River in New York: 34 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0December 2025 to November 2026A day counts once however many discharges were under way on it. Verified reports where available, else notices; revisions and duplicates counted once.
  • Hours with a discharge or advisory status on the Black River in New York, last 12 months815Reported on the Black River in New York: 815 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0December 2025 to November 2026Red hours by the map's rules: each discharge to its reported end plus the state's post-discharge period; overlapping hours count once.
  • 2026 season with a discharge or advisory status on the Black River in New York12%May to October 2026Share of May 1 to October 31 hours with red status by the map's rules, of the hours a source covered.
  • Records behind the last-90-days strip for the Black River in New York15Reported on the Black River in New York: 15 · Arriving from outfalls upstream, estimated: 0last 90 daysEvery distinct record the strip lists for its red, yellow and unresolved hours, notices and unresolved reports included; counted as the strip counts them.

This record covers the Black River within New York; the same river upstream is a separate record.

Combined sewer overflow (CSO): sewage mixed with rainwater spills from a shared sewer system. Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater. Treatment bypass: wastewater skips one or more treatment steps. Blended discharge: wastewater that skipped some treatment is mixed with treated wastewater. Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

Reported discharges per month

85 reported discharges, January 2022 to November 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Treatment bypass, blended or other

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover January 1, 2022 to November 2, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per month

Hours when this water had a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported

1 discharge report has no end time and is not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules it shows caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and adds no hours here.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 2, 2026.

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Days with a reported discharge per month

A day counts when any counted discharge was under way on it, from its start to its reported end in Eastern Time; a report with no end counts its start day.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover January 1, 2022 to November 2, 2026.

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Reported discharges per year, 2021 to 2026

85 reported discharges, 2021 to 2026.

  • Combined sewer overflow
  • Sanitary sewer overflow
  • Treatment bypass, blended or other
  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 2, 2026.

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Reported volume per year

Gallons (axis: K thousand, M million), summed from the 79 reports that gave a volume as a number (6 did not).

  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

6 of 85 discharge reports gave no volume as a number; only numbers are summed.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 2, 2026.

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Hours with a discharge or advisory status per year

Hours with a discharge or advisory status each year under DirtyWaterWatch rules; 2026 to date.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • Incomplete source coverage
Limited records

1 discharge report has no end time and is not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules it shows caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and adds no hours here.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 2, 2026.

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Share of the May to October season with a discharge or advisory status

Share of the hours from May 1 to October 31 with a discharge or advisory status under DirtyWaterWatch rules.

  • Discharge or advisory reported
  • Season with incomplete source coverage

Seasons with incomplete source coverage: 2021. The share is of the hours a source covered. 1 discharge report has no end time and is not marked ongoing; under DirtyWaterWatch rules it shows caution, not a discharge or advisory status, and adds no hours here.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 2, 2026.

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Reported discharges by calendar month, all years

Every counted discharge report, by the calendar month it began.

Months are summed over every year a tracked source covers; the table gives the number of years behind each month.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 2, 2026.

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Reported discharges by wastewater outlet

Wastewater outlets with the most tracked discharge records: 10 of 13, all years. Counts depend on reporting coverage and do not measure legal compliance or harm.

Source: ny-dec-sprtk. Records cover August 11, 2021 to November 2, 2026.

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How these charts are counted

We count each discharge once. Where a source publishes notices and confirmed reports, we use confirmed reports for an operator's month when available; otherwise we use notices. We combine revisions and exclude duplicate state reports copied by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Monthly and yearly totals appear separately. Status hours follow this site's rules. Shaded gaps mean missing coverage, not zero discharges.

  • ny-dec-sprtk: records from August 11, 2021 to the latest update

Reports linked to Black River

Reports linked to Black River, newest first
StartEnd Sewer operator OutletTypeVolumeSourceLinks
Aug 24, 2026, 8:19 PM EDT Aug 25, 2026, 12:49 AM EDT Watertown (C) WPCP Influent A CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO) 901,333 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2706449482499496, reported Aug 25, 2026, 8:25 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 24, 2026, 8:19 PM EDT ongoing (as reported) Watertown (C) WPCP Engine Street CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO)Earlier version 5,000 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2700196010139186, reported Aug 24, 2026, 10:05 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 24, 2026, 8:19 PM EDT ongoing (as reported) Watertown (C) WPCP Not provided Combined sewer overflow (CSO)Earlier version 10,000 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2693770739058724, reported Aug 24, 2026, 9:15 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 24, 2026, 7:42 PM EDT Aug 25, 2026, 12:09 AM EDT Watertown (C) WPCP Engine Street CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO) 25,250 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2693770739069348, reported Aug 25, 2026, 8:15 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 17, 2026, 12:25 PM EDT Aug 17, 2026, 7:55 PM EDT Watertown (C) WPCP Influent A CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO) 254,066 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2700196010122177, reported Aug 24, 2026, 11:14 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 17, 2026, 12:25 PM EDT Aug 18, 2026, 1:15 AM EDT Watertown (C) WPCP Inf A CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO) 536,331 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2684390530490152, reported Aug 19, 2026, 12:44 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 17, 2026, 12:25 PM EDT ongoing (as reported) Watertown (C) WPCP Inf A CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO)Earlier version 50,000 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2684459249943176, reported Aug 17, 2026, 12:51 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 17, 2026, 12:20 PM EDT ongoing (as reported) Watertown (C) WPCP Not provided Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) “100 Gallons per Minute Estimated” Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2684459249943305, reported Aug 17, 2026, 12:57 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 17, 2026, 12:20 PM EDT ongoing (as reported) Watertown (C) WPCP Not provided Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)Earlier version “100 Gallons per Minute Estimated” Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2684459249943213, reported Aug 17, 2026, 12:52 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 17, 2026, 12:09 PM EDT Aug 17, 2026, 7:41 PM EDT Watertown (C) WPCP Engine Street CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO) 14,500 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2695626164891316, reported Aug 24, 2026, 11:19 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 17, 2026, 12:09 PM EDT Aug 17, 2026, 7:27 PM EDT Watertown (C) WPCP Engine Street CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO)Earlier version 54,750 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2684390530490096, reported Aug 19, 2026, 12:41 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 17, 2026, 12:09 PM EDT ongoing (as reported) Watertown (C) WPCP Engine Street CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO)Earlier version 20,000 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2684218731770264, reported Aug 17, 2026, 3:41 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 8, 2026, 5:11 AM EDT Aug 8, 2026, 6:05 AM EDT Watertown (C) WPCP Western Outfall CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO) 69,750 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2684046933092406, reported Aug 17, 2026, 1:02 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 8, 2026, 5:11 AM EDT Aug 8, 2026, 6:05 AM EDT Watertown (C) WPCP Western Outfall CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO)Earlier version 69,750 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2666523466527902, reported Aug 9, 2026, 3:07 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 8, 2026, 5:11 AM EDT ongoing (as reported) Watertown (C) WPCP Western Outfall CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO)Earlier version 1,000 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2666214228853888, reported Aug 8, 2026, 5:42 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 8, 2026, 4:11 AM EDT Aug 8, 2026, 5:08 AM EDT Watertown (C) WPCP Kelsey CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO) 173,700 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2684218731766829, reported Aug 17, 2026, 12:59 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 8, 2026, 4:11 AM EDT Aug 8, 2026, 5:08 AM EDT Watertown (C) WPCP Kelsey CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO)Earlier version 173,700 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2666523466527712, reported Aug 9, 2026, 2:59 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 8, 2026, 4:11 AM EDT ongoing (as reported) Watertown (C) WPCP Engine Street CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO)Earlier version 1,000 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2666454747018479, reported Aug 8, 2026, 6:10 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 8, 2026, 4:11 AM EDT ongoing (as reported) Watertown (C) WPCP Kelsey CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO)Earlier version 1,000 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2666282948315058, reported Aug 8, 2026, 5:58 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 8, 2026, 4:07 AM EDT Aug 8, 2026, 7:34 AM EDT Watertown (C) WPCP Influent A CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO) 1.1 million gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2684218731766905, reported Aug 17, 2026, 1:01 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 8, 2026, 4:07 AM EDT Aug 8, 2026, 7:50 AM EDT Watertown (C) WPCP Rutland Street CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO) 27,875 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2684459249943432, reported Aug 17, 2026, 1:01 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 8, 2026, 4:07 AM EDT Aug 8, 2026, 7:34 AM EDT Watertown (C) WPCP Influent A CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO)Earlier version 1.1 million gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2666489106791564, reported Aug 9, 2026, 3:09 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 8, 2026, 4:07 AM EDT Aug 8, 2026, 7:50 AM EDT Watertown (C) WPCP Rutland Street CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO)Earlier version 27,875 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2666489106791409, reported Aug 9, 2026, 3:01 PM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 8, 2026, 4:07 AM EDT ongoing (as reported) Watertown (C) WPCP Main Ave CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO)Earlier version 1,000 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2666248588585884, reported Aug 8, 2026, 5:55 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice
Aug 8, 2026, 4:07 AM EDT ongoing (as reported) Watertown (C) WPCP Influent A CSO Combined sewer overflow (CSO)Earlier version 1,000 gallons Watertown (C) WPCP (NY DEC Sewage Pollution Right to Know), record 2666489106753946, reported Aug 8, 2026, 5:34 AM EDT, retrieved 2026-11-02 20:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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All reports in New York by year: 2026 (166 here) · 2025 (26 here)

Wastewater outlets on this water

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

No wastewater outlet in our records is linked to this water.

Sewer operators listed for this water: City of Watertown.

Boat launches

Source: OpenBoatLaunch launch records (public agency data and OpenStreetMap, Open Database License). · Black River on OpenBoatLaunch

Nearby waters

Sources covering this water

192 records linked to this water. Updated .