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SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
LOCATION.--Lat 40°35'41", long 75°11'23"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Pohatcong Township, Warren
County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02040105, on left bank, upstream side of
suspension bridge at Riegelsville, 600 ft upstream from Musconetcong
River (flow of which is included in the records for this station since
Oct. 1, 1931), and at river mile 174.8.
DRAINAGE AREA.--6,328 mi
2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Continuous-record discharge station, water
years 1906-71. Annual maximum gage, water years 1972-2007.
Continuous-record gage-height station with annual maximum discharge,
water years 2008 to current.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with telemetry. Datum of gage is
125.12 ft above NGVD of 1929.
REMARKS.--Annual peak data can be obtained by selecting Peak
streamflow from the 'Available data for this site' drop-down
menu above or by using this
link. Discharges above 160,000 ft
3/s from rating curve
extension on basis of slope-area computation of peak flow.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 340,000
ft
3/s, from rating curve extended above 160,000
ft
3/s on basis of slope-area computation of peak flow, Aug
19, 1955, gage height, 38.85 ft.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Oct 10, 1903
reached a gage height of 35.9 ft, discharge 275,000
ft
3/s
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water years 1934, 1943, 1950, 1960-79, 1991
to June 2009.
Peak
Flood Chart
National Weather Service flood stage for this
gage is 22.0 ft.
Forecasts for this gage are issued by the National Weather Service
routinely year-round.
Forecast information is available here.
Rain gage data is available from this location at this
link
