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SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
LOCATION.--Lat 40°37'19", long 74°26'10"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, North Plainfield Boro,
Somerset County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02030105, on upstream right
wingwall of bridge on Green Brook Road, in North Plainfield, 100 ft
downstream of Crab Brook, and 1.4 mi upstream of mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--6.88 mi
2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Annual maximum gage, water years 1938, 1973,
1975-83, 1991-2013. Continuous-record gage-height station with annual
maximum discharge, water years 2014 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with telemetry and crest-stage gage.
Datum of gage is 71.69 ft above NGVD of 1929.
REMARKS.--Peak gage heights prior to 1991 were recorded at the
downstream side of the bridge. 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, 3,140
ft
3/s, Aug 28, 2011, gage height, 8.36 ft, from rating
extended above 400 ft
3/s from rating curve extension based
on logarithmic extrapolation; gage height of 8.36 ft also occurred on
Sep 16, 1999, discharge, not determined.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--The flood of Aug 2, 1973
reached a gage height of 10.65 ft, discharge, not determined.
Peak
Flood Chart
National Weather Service flood stage for
this gage is 7 ft.
