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SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
LOCATION.--Lat 39°58'12", long 74°41'04"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Pemberton Borough,
Burlington County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02040202, on right bank at
downstream side of bridge on Hanover Street (County Route 616) in
Pemberton, 1,000 ft south of intersection of Hanover Street and
Elizabeth Street in Pemberton, and 12 mi upstream from confluence with
South Branch Rancocas Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--118 mi
2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Continuous-record discharge station,
September 1921 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1302: 1922-23. WSP 1382: 1933. WDR
NJ-82-2: Drainage area. WDR NJ-05-01: 2004(M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with telemetry above concrete dams.
Datum of gage is 31.19 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Jun 9, 1923,
non-recording gage. Jun 9, 1923 to Aug 9, 1951, water-stage recorder at
site 600 ft downstream at datum 6.54 ft lower.
REMARKS.--Records fair, except for estimated discharges, which
are poor. Flow regulated occasionally by cranberry bogs and ponds above
station. Water diverted for water supply upstream from gage.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 2,400
ft
3/s, Aug 29, 2011, gage height, 4.91 ft; minimum
discharge, 9.0 ft
3/s, Sep 29, 1932.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--1923-25, 1958, 1960-71, 1974-97, 2000-01,
2005, 2007-08.
Peak
Flood Chart
National Weather Service flood stage for this
gage is 2.5 ft.
Forecasts for this gage are issued by the National Weather Service
routinely year-round.
Forecast information is available here.
