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SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
LOCATION.--Lat 39°56'24", long 74°45'47"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Southampton Township,
Burlington County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02040202, on left bank 20 ft
upstream from highway bridge on Lumberton-Vincentown Road (Landing
Street, County Route 641), 0.8 mi west of Vincentown, 2.9 mi southwest
of Lumberton, and 3.1 mi upstream from Southwest Branch Rancocas
Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA.--64.5 mi
2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Continuous-record discharge station, July
1961 to October 1975, October 1999 to June 2002, and July 2003 to
current year. Annual maximum gage, water years 1976-95 and July 2002 to
June 2003.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with telemetry and crest-stage gage.
Datum of gage is 13.17 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to November 1961,
gage was at downstream side of bridge at same datum. Between November
1961 to October 1975 and October 1999 and June 2002, gage was located
150 ft downstream of bridge on left bank, at same datum.
REMARKS.--Records fair, except for estimated discharges, which
are poor. Occasional regulation by lakes and ponds above station.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 4,160
ft
3/s, Jul 13, 2004, gage height, 12.34 ft; minimum
discharge, 0.10 ft
3/s, Oct 6, 2005, due to regulation.
Peak
Flood Chart
National Weather Service flood stage for
this gage is 7 ft.
