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SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
LOCATION.--Lat 39°37'23", long 74°26'29"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Bass River Township,
Burlington County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02040301, on left bank about 100
ft upstream from bridge on Stage Road, 0.7 mi west of Lake Absegami,
2.2 mi north of New Gretna, and 5.3 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--8.11 mi
2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Occasional low-flow measurements, water years
1969 to 1974. Continuous-record discharge station, January 1978 to
current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR NJ-81-1:1978-80(P). WDR NJ-92-1:1978,
1979, 1989, 1991(P).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with telemetry. Datum of gage is
1.10 ft above NGVD of 1929.
REMARKS.--Records fair, except for estimated discharges, which
are poor. Occasional regulation by Lake Absegami. Discharges above 150
ft
3/s from rating curve extension on basis of logarithmic
extrapolation.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,130
ft
3/s, Aug 21, 1997, gage height, 7.28 ft, from rating curve
extended above 150 ft
3/s on basis of logarithmic
extrapolation, maximum gage height, 8.94 ft, Oct 29, 2012, from
high-water mark, affected by backwater from tide; minimum discharge,
4.7 ft
3/s, Sep 15, 1995.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water years 1975 to current year.
REMARKS.--Discrete water-quality data were collected as part of
the
New Jersey Ambient Surface-Water-Quality Monitoring Network.
Peak
Flood Chart
National Weather Service flood stage for
this gage is 6 ft.
