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SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
LOCATION.--Lat 41°02'23", long 74°30'06"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Jefferson Township, Morris
County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02030103, on right bank, 300 ft upstream
from bridge on Oak Ridge Road (Berkshire Valley Road), 400 ft
downstream from Oak Ridge Reservoir Dam, and 0.9 mi southwest of Oak
Ridge.
DRAINAGE AREA.--27.4 mi
2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Continuous-record gaging station, April 2010
to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WYS-US-2015: 2011(M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with telemetry and crest-stage gage.
Datum of gage is 800 ft NGVD 1929 (from topographic map).
REMARKS.--Records fair, except for estimated discharges, which
are poor. Flow regulated by Canistear Reservoir, Oak Ridge Reservoir,
and other small upstream lakes and ponds.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 2,980
ft
3/s, Aug 28, 2011, gage height, 9.21 ft; minimum
discharge, 0.50 ft
3/s, Dec 7-8, 2014.
REVISIONS.--Revisions prior to water year 2014 available from
Water Data Reports (WDR) listed above in Revised Records. Revisions
subsequent to Water Year 2014 can be obtained by using this
link.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--
Dissolved Oxygen: April 2010 to October 2014.
Dissolved Oxygen, Percent of Saturation: April 2010 to October
2014.
Specific Conductance: April 2010 to October 2014.
Water Temperature: April 2010 to October 2014.
REMARKS.--The accuracy of continuous water-quality data can be
found
here.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.--
DISSOLVED OXYGEN, PERCENT OF SATURATION: Maximum, 112%, Aug 28, 2011;
minimum, 13%, Aug 14 and 15, 2012.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 178 microsiemens/cm, Sep 2, 2014,
minimum, 88 microsiemens/cm, Sep 12, 2011.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 27.9°C, May 31, 2011; minimum, 4.3°C, Mar
29, 2011.
Peak
Flood Chart
Measurements of water temperature are
collected seasonally (May 1 through October 31).
