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°14'08"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Cedar Grove Township, Essex
County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02030103, on right downstream wingwall of
bridge on Ozone Avenue at Verona/Cedar Grove township line, 0.6 mi
upstream of Taylor Brook, 1.0 mi north of Verona, and 4.0 mi west of
Clifton.
DRAINAGE AREA.--4.45 mi
2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Annual maximum, water years 1979 to 2008.
Continuous-record gage-height station with annual maximum discharge,
water years 2009 to current year. Miscellaneous and occasional low-flow
measurements, water years 1945, 1979-81, 1985 to 2006.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with telemetry and crest-stage gage.
Datum of gage is 300.08 ft above NGVD of 1929.
REMARKS.--Annual peak data can be obtained by selecting Peak
streamflow from the 'Available data for this site' drop-down
menu above or by using this
link.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 2,770
ft
3/s, Sep 16, 1999, gage height, 6.57 ft.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--The peak flow for the flood
of July 23, 1945 was computed to be 3,800 ft
3/s (determined
at Bradford Avenue, 0.2 mi downstream of gage, adjusted for change in
drainage area), gage height, not determined.
Peak
Flood Chart
NEW:
Flood Inundation Maps Now Available for this Gage.
National Weather Service flood stage for this
gage is 3.5 ft.
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
