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USGS 01438500 Delaware River at Montague NJ

 

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National Weather Service flood stage for this gage is 25 feet. This gage is located in Milford, PA.

 
gage photoLOCATION. --Lat 41°18'33", long 74°47'43" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Dingman Township, Pike County, Hydrologic Unit 02040104, on right bank 1,500 ft upstream from toll bridge (on U.S. Route 206) between Montague, NJ and Milford, PA, 0.8 mi downstream from Sawkill Creek, and at river mile 246.3.
DRAINAGE AREA. --3,480 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD. --March 1936 to September 1939 (gage heights only, published as "at Milford, PA"). October 1939 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1302.
GAGE. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 369.93 ft above NGVD of 1929, and was determined to be approximately 369.33 ft above NAVD of 1988 through the use of Vertcon. Prior to Feb 9, 1940, nonrecording gage on upstream side of left span of subsequently dismantled bridge at present site at datum 70 ft lower.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD. --Flood of Oct 10, 1903 reached a stage of 31.1 ft (from high-water mark), discharge, 217,000 ft3/s.
COOPERATION. --This gage is funded by the Delaware River Master.

This station managed by the West Trenton, NJ Water Science Center.
 
 
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00060 Discharge
00065 Gage height

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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 5,570   11-24-2009  01:00 EST
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Daily discharge statistics, in cfs, for Nov 24 based on 69 years of record more
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883 1990 4420 5440 5,570 6810 18900

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 6.66   11-24-2009  01:00 EST
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