Raritan River at South Amboy, NJ - 01406710
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Raritan River at South Amboy, NJ - 01406710
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 23, 2025 - March 30, 2025
Gage height, feet
Important Data may be provisional
Value
Status
Time
Latest value
1.55 ft
Approved
Sep 21, 2016
09:48:00 AM EDT
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Statistics for March 30, 2025 based on 8 years of data
Gage height, ft
low (2008)
-0.63 ft
25th percentile
-0.54 ft
median
-0.34 ft
75th percentile
0.22 ft
mean
-0.21 ft
high (2005)
0.27 ft
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1 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2016-09-21
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Gage height, feet
2007-10-01 - 2016-09-21
Daily data
1 data types available - data from 1999-09-16 to 2016-09-20
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Discrete sample data
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5 km
3 mi
Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values | 1999-09-16 | 2016-09-21 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 2000-11-26 | 2014-12-09 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2016-01-01 |
Monitoring location 01406710 is associated with an Estuary in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Water data back to 1999 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
01406710 | n/a |
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Site name
|
Raritan River at South Amboy, NJ | n/a |
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Site type
|
Estuary
|
ES |
| DMS latitude | 402932 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0741654 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 40.4922222 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -74.2816667 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Interpolated from MAP. | M |
|
Latitude-longitude accuracy
|
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. | S |
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Latitude-longitude datum
|
North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
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District
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New Jersey | 34 |
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State
|
New Jersey | 34 |
|
County
|
Middlesex County | 023 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | South Amboy City | n/a |
| Name of location map | South Amboy | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 0.00 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Level or other surveyed method. | L |
| Altitude accuracy | .01 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Raritan | 02030105 |
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Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
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Topographic setting
|
n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | 20001004 | n/a |
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Drainage area
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1105 square miles | n/a |
| Contributing drainage area | n/a | |
| Time Zone abbreviation | EST | n/a |
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Site honors Daylight Saving Time
|
Y | n/a |
|
Data reliability
|
n/a | |
| Data-other GW files | NNNNNNNN | n/a |
| National aquifer | n/a | |
| Local aquifer | n/a | |
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Local aquifer type
|
n/a | |
| Well depth | n/a | |
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Hole depth
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n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | n/a |