During winter months, cold and ice may result in inaccurate real-time gage height and streamflow data. Adjustments or deletions of this data can only be done after detailed analysis.

 

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
LOCATION.--Lat 40°30'28", long 74°27'51" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, New Brunswick City, Middlesex County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02030105, on left bank of canal, 100 ft downstream from bridge on Landing Lane, and 0.4 miles upstream from spillway into the Raritan River. 
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Continuous-record gage-height station, February 2018 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with telemetry. Datum of gage is NAVD 1988. The canal diverts water from the Delaware River at Raven Rock and discharges into Raritan River at New Brunswick.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--

DISCRETE DATA: March 1998 to May 1999, Water Year 2017 to current year.
CONTINUOUS DATA:
pH: January 2012 to current year.
Specific Conductance: January 2012 to current year.
Water Temperature: January 2012 to current year.
Turbidity: January 2012 to current year.

REMARKS.--The accuracy of continuous water-quality data can be found here.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.--

pH: Maximum, 9.3 standard units, Mar 19, 2012; minimum, 6.5 standard units, July 9, 2013.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 1090 microsiemens/cm, Jan 12, 2014; minimum, 107 microsiemens/cm, May 1, 2014.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 29.6°C, July 20, 2013; minimum, 0.1°C, Jan 27, 2014.
TURBIDITY: Maximum, 500 FNU, May 1, 2014; minimum, <0.5 FNU, Aug 30, 2013.

 

Peak Flood Chart