USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

01407705 SHARK RIVER NEAR NEPTUNE CITY, NJ

LOCATION - Lat 40°11'55", long 74°04'12" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Neptune Township, Monmouth County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02030104, on left bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on Remsen Mill Road, 0.3 mi downstream from Robins Swamp Brook, and 1.7 mi west of Neptune City.

DRAINAGE AREA - 9.96 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR NJ-05-01: 1967-1973(M), 1975(M), 1978-1980(M), and 1983(M).

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Continuous-record discharge station, October 1966 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder with telemetry, crest-stage gage, and concrete control. Datum of gage is 5.61 ft above NAVD of 1988.

REMARKS - Records fair, except for estimated discharges, which are poor. Diversion above station by New Jersey-American Water Company for municipal supply and by farmers for irrigation. Entire flow from 0.34 mi² of drainage area, subsequent to November 1962, controlled by Glendola Reservoir (capacity 1,000 million gal) on Robins Swamp Brook, 0.6 mi southwest of gage. Water pumped into Glendola Reservoir from Manasquan River or Reservoir subsequent to July 1990.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 2,340 ft³/s, Dec 26, 1969, gage height, 7.94 ft; minimum discharge, 0.00 ft³/s, many days, first occurred on Aug 20, 1978.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1965-66, 1968-91, 2007.