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Water-Year Summary for Site 01387998

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Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
01387998 RAMAPO RIVER ABOVE DAM, AT POMPTON LAKES, NJ
LOCATION - Lat 40°59'34", long 74°16'44" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Pompton Lakes Borough, Passaic County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02030103, on right bank at Pompton Dam, 450 ft upstream from bridge on Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike in Pompton Lakes, and 2.0 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 160 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Continuous-record discharge station, October 1921 to November 2004, published as "Ramapo River at Pompton Lakes, NJ (01388000)".  Continuous-record gage-height station, October 2009 to current.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with telemetry. Datum of gage is 190.96 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Oct 1, 1981, at datum 10.0 ft higher.
REMARKS - Since April 2007, two flood gates in dam control lake level. 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.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 15.21 ft , April 5, 1984