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Estimated flood stage for this gage is 4
feet.
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LOCATION. --Lat 41°04'25", long
74°18'42" referenced to North American Datum of 1983,
Ringwood Borough, Passaic County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02030103, on
right bank 500 ft upstream from Wanaque Reservoir, 0.3 mi
downstream from Burnt Meadow Brook, and 2.5 mi northwest of
Wanaque.
DRAINAGE AREA. --11.8 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD. --October 1934 to September
1978, May 2002 to current year. Monthly discharge only for October
to December 1934, published in WSP 1302.
GAGE. --Water-stage recorder and concrete control.
Datum of gage is 326.79 ft above NGVD of 1929 (levels from New
Jersey Geological Survey benchmark).
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD. --Flood of Sep
19, 1999 reached a stage of 7.1 ft (based on floodmarks),
discharge, 2,500 ft3/s (from rating curve extended above 630
ft3/s).
COOPERATION. --Funding for this gage is provided
by the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection.
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