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USGS 01380500 Rockaway River above Reservoir at Boonton NJ

 

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National Weather Service flood stage for this gage is 5 feet. Effective Dec. 17, 2004 the stage sensor has been replaced and relocated resulting in recorded stages about 0.5 feet higher than before.

 
gage photoLOCATION. --Lat 40°54'10", long 74°24'35" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Boonton Town, Morris County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02030103, on right bank, under New Jersey Transit railroad bridge, just downstream from bridge on Morris Avenue in Boonton, 1.8 mi upstream from dam at Boonton Reservoir.
DRAINAGE AREA. --116 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD. --October 1937 to current year. Monthly discharge only for October 1937, published in WSP 1302.
GAGE. --Water-stage and air temperature recorder, crest-stage gage, and concrete control. Datum of gage is 364.47 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels from New Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).
COOPERATION. --Funding for this gage is provided by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Geological Survey.

This station managed by the West Trenton, NJ Water Science Center.
 
 
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 142   11-24-2009  00:15 EST
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Daily discharge statistics, in cfs, for Nov 24 based on 71 years of record more
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20 85 142 183 230. 314 1220

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 2.48   11-24-2009  00:15 EST
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Temperature, air, degrees Fahrenheit
Most recent instantaneous value: 46.2   11-24-2009  00:00 EST
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