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SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
LOCATION.--Lat 40°55'02", long 74°39'56"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Roxbury Township, Morris
County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02040105, on left bank just upstream of
highway bridge on Lakeside Boulevard (County Route 607), 300 ft
downstream from Lake Hopatcong Dam in Landing.
DRAINAGE AREA.--25.3 mi
2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Continuous-record gaging station, July 1928
to September 1975, April 2002 to current year. Annual maximum, water
years 1976 to 1995, 2000.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 781:1928(M). WSP 1051:1944-1945. WDR
NJ-78-2: 1976(M). WDR NJ-82-2: Drainage area. WDR
NJ-04-1:2000(M).
GAGE.--Water-stage and precipitation recorder with telemetry and
concrete control. Prior to August 24, 1967, concrete control at site 40
ft downstream. Datum of gage is 904.99 ft above NGVD of 1929 (New
Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).
REMARKS.--Records fair, except for estimated discharges, which
are poor. Flow regulated by Lake Hopatcong (see 01455400).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,900
ft
3/s, on basis of flow over dam computation of peak flow,
Aug 13, 2000, gage height, 10.74 ft, from high-water mark in gage
house; minimum discharge, 0.0 ft
3/s, Jan 1, 1900.
Peak
Flood Chart
National Weather Service flood stage for this
gage is 4 ft.
Rain gage data are available from this location at this link.
Lake level data for Lake Hopatcong are available at this link.
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