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USGS 01395000 Rahway River at Rahway NJ

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 40°37'08",   Longitude 74°17'00"   NAD83
Union County, New Jersey, Hydrologic Unit 020301040104
Drainage area: 40.9 square miles
Datum of gage: 7.62 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1981-10-01  2025-10-24  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2001-07-13  2001-07-15  9 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1921-10-01  2025-10-23  38009 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2001-07-13  2001-07-15  9 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2001-07-13  2001-07-15  9 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, percent of saturation  2001-07-13  2001-07-15  9 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2001-07-13  2001-07-15  9 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2001-07-13  2001-07-15 3 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1921-10-01  2024-12-01 37683 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2001-07-13  2001-07-15 3 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2001-07-13  2001-07-15 3 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, percent of saturation  2001-07-13  2001-07-15 3 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2001-07  2001-07  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1921-10  2024-12  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2001-07  2001-07  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2001-07  2001-07  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, percent of saturation  2001-07  2001-07  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2001  2001  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1922  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2001  2001  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2001  2001  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, percent of saturation  2001  2001  
 Peak streamflow 1922-05-19  2023-12-18  103 
 Field measurements 1937-07-21  2025-09-19  527 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1923-08-30  2023-09-21  734 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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