During winter months, cold and ice may
result in inaccurate real-time gage height and streamflow data.
Adjustments or deletions of this data can only be done after detailed
analysis.
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SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
LOCATION.--Lat 40°50'42", long 74°20'50"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Parsip-Troy Hills Twp,
Morris County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02030103, on left upstream wingwall
of former bridge on Edwards Road, 200 ft downstream from bridges of
Interstate 280, 0.4 mi upstream from Rockaway River, and 1.2 mi
southwest of Pine Brook.
DRAINAGE AREA.--68.5 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Low-flow partial-record station water years
1963-69, 1973, 1979-96. November 1992 to September 1996 (gage height
and discharge measurements only). Continuous-record gaging station,
October 1996 to current year.
REVISIONS HISTORY.--WYS-US-2015: 1997. Revisions subsequent to
Water Year 2014 can be obtained by using this
link.
GAGE.--Water-stage, velocity (from 2005 to current), and water
temperature recorder with telemetry and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage
is 161.61 ft above NAVD of 1988.
REMARKS.--Records fair, except for estimated discharges, which
are poor. Flow includes sewage effluent from several treatment plants
upstream of gage. Stage-discharge relationship is affected by
variable-stage backwater from the Passaic River. Water diverted
upstream at Clyde Potts Reservoir on Harmony Brook for municipal supply
by the Southeast Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge 2,080 ft³/s,
estimated, Oct 20, 1996, maximum recorded gage height, 12.54 ft, Aug
30, 2011, from high-water mark, a higher gage height may have occurred
during flood of Oct 20, 1996; minimum discharge, not determined.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water years 1963 to current year.
REMARKS.--Discrete water-quality data were collected as part of
the
New Jersey Ambient Surface-Water-Quality Monitoring Network.
Peak
Flood Chart

National Weather Service flood stage for
this gage is 9 ft.
The water temperature data for this station
are temporary and will only be displayed for 120 days. Although the
instrumentation is calibrated at least once/year, the temporary
classification means that documented routine inspections and other
quality assurance measures are not performed that would make the data
acceptable for archival, retrieval, or future use in general scientific
or interpretive studies.
This station is subject to backwater from the
Passaic River during periods of high flow. At low flows diurnal
fluctuations are noted and are probably due to patterns of sewage
effluent entering the stream at several points upstream of
gage.