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.

 

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
LOCATION.--Lat 40°12'12", long 74°03'57" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Neptune Township, Monmouth County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02030104, on left bank 100 ft downstream from dam on Jumping Brook Reservoir, 500 ft upstream of bridge on Old Corlies Avenue, 0.8 mi upstream from mouth, and 1.4 mi west of Neptune City.
DRAINAGE AREA.--6.46 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Continuous-record discharge station, October 1966 to current year. Records for water years 1976-83 were unpublished but are available online and in the files of New Jersey Water Science Center.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR NJ-84-1: drainage area. WDR US-2012: 1967-1969(M), 1970-1971, 1972-1973(M), 1974-1975, 1976-1977(M), 1978-1980, 1983-1984, 1985(M), 1986-1990, 1991-1992(M), 1994(M), 1997-2001(M), 2004(M), 2006, 2007-2010(M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with telemetry, crest-stage gage, and concrete control. Datum of gage is 13.76 ft above NGVD of 1929.
REMARKS.--Records good, except for estimated discharges, which are fair. Diversion above station by New Jersey-American Water Company for municipal supply and by farmers and golf courses for irrigation.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 709 ft³/s, Aug 28, 2011, gage height, 8.58 ft; minimum discharge, 0.0 ft³/s, Jun 7, 1971.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Water years 1965-71, 1974-91, 2001 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