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°17'42", long 74°52'05"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Hopewell Township, Mercer
County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02040105, at Bridge on Washington
Crossing/Pennington Road, 0.3 mi west of Washington Crossing (NJ), 0.8
mi south east of Titusville, and 3 mi upstream of Interstate 95 Bridge
crossing the Delaware River.
DRAINAGE AREA.--6,735 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Annual maximum gage, water years 1903,
1936-61, 2005-06. Continuous-record gage-height station, water years
2011 to current year.
REVISIONS HISTORY.--Revisions
prior to water year 2014 available from Water Data Reports (WDR) listed
as follows: WDR US-2012: 2011(M).
Revisions
made in Water Year 2014 and 2015 can be obtained using this
link.
GAGE.--Water-stage and precipitation recorder with telemetry.
Datum of gage is 25.18 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to 2011, annual
peak gage-heights are maximum of hourly readings by Delaware River
Joint Toll Bridge Commission. Datum of gage between 1903 to 1961, 0.14
ft above NGVD of 1929.
COOPERATION.--Gage operated in cooperation with the Delaware
River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.
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 gage height, 27.77 ft,
Aug 20, 1955.
Peak
Flood Chart
National Weather Service flood stage for this
gage is 16.0 ft.
Forecasts for this gage are issued by the National Weather Service
routinely year-round.
Forecast information is available here.
Rain gage data is available from this location at this
link
