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SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
LOCATION.--Lat 41°01'39", long 74°15'00"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Oakland Borough, Bergen
County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02030103, on West Oakland Avenue Bridge at
Oakland 800 ft downstream of Interstate 287, 0.6 mi southwest of
Crystal Lake, and 1 mi southeast of Ramapo Lake.
DRAINAGE AREA.--145 mi
2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 2008 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with telemetry. Datum of gage is
200.00 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to October 1, 2011, published at
Ramapo River at Railroad Bridge at Oakland (station 01387908) located
1300 ft downstream at a drainage area of 145 mi
2.
REMARKS.--Records fair, except for estimated discharges, which
are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 18,300
ft
3/s, estimated, Aug 28, 2011, gage height, 17.60 ft, from
high-water mark; minimum discharge, 11 ft
3/s, Aug 15,
2010.
Peak
Flood Chart
Rain gage data is available from this location at this link.
