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Highway 481 Bridge in Clay provides access to the Erie Canal-Oneida River system at mile 159.42, situated in a large river corridor with significant water volume and flow characteristics. This is a major waterway classified as a Stream Order 7 river with an average flow of 3,455 cubic feet per second and an average velocity of 2.87 feet per second, indicating moderate current conditions typical of a working canal and river system. The site is located 534 miles upstream from the river mouth, in the Oneida River drainage basin which covers approximately 4,959 square miles.