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SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
LOCATION.--Lat 39°18'25", long 74°49'14"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Upper Township, Cape May
County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02040302, on right bank at highway bridge
on State Route 49, 0.2 mi upstream from McNeals Branch, 0.4 mi
southeast of Head of River, and 3.7 mi west of Tuckahoe.
DRAINAGE AREA.--30.8 mi
2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Continuous-record discharge station, December
1969 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR NJ-89-1: 1986(M). WDR NJ-91-1: 1990. WDR
NJ-97-1: 1971(M), 1978(M), 1979(M), 1983 (P), 1994(P). WDR US-2008:
1996(M), 1998(M). WDR US-2009: 1975(M), 1976(M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with telemetry monitors stage above
and below wooden control. Water-stage recorder below control since
October 2003. Tidal crest-stage gage below control. Datum of gage is
0.00 ft NGVD of 1929.
REMARKS.--Records good, except for estimated discharges, which
are fair. Occasional regulation by ponds above station. Stage-discharge
relationship can be affected by variable-stage backwater from tide. The
water-stage recorder below control at station is used when variable
stage backwater conditions exist.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 1,340
ft
3/s, Aug 22, 1997, gage height, 9.09 ft; minimum
discharge, not determined.
Peak
Flood Chart
National Weather Service flood stage for
this gage is 6 ft.
The air 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.
