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result in inaccurate real-time gage height and streamflow data.
Adjustments or deletions of this data can only be done after detailed
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SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
LOCATION.--Lat 40°49'35", long 75°04'57"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Belvidere Town, Warren
County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02040105, on left bank at Belvidere, 800 ft
downstream from Pequest River, 1,200 ft southeast of Riverton, PA, and
at river mile 197.7.
DRAINAGE AREA.--4,535 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Continuous-record discharge station, October
1922 to current year.
REVISIONS HISTORY.--WSP 781:1933(M). WSP 951:1940-41, Drainage
area. WSP 1432:1923, 1924(M). WDR US-2006:1904(M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder with telemetry. Datum of gage 226.17
ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to Jan 1, 1929, non-recording gage at site
200 ft upstream at same datum.
REMARKS.--Records good, except for estimated discharges, which
are fair. Diurnal fluctuations at medium and low flow caused by
powerplants on tributary streams. Flow regulated by Lake Wallenpaupack
and by Pepacton, Cannonsville and Neversink Reservoirs, and many
smaller reservoirs. Diversion from Pepacton, Cannonsville, and
Neversink Reservoirs. Discharges above 170,000 ft³/s from rating curve
extension on basis of flood-routing study.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 273,000
ft³/s, from rating curve extented above 170,000 ft³/s on basis of
flood-routing study, Aug 19, 1955, gage height, 30.21 ft, from
high-water mark in gage house; minimum discharge, 609 ft³/s, Sep 28,
1943.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Oct 10, 1903
reached a stage of 28.6 ft, from floodmark, discharge, 250,000 ft³/s,
from rating curve extended above 170,000 ft³/s.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD.--
CONTINUOUS DATA:
Specific Conductance: June 2019 to current year.
Water Temperature: June 2019 to current year.
REMARKS.--The
accuracy of continuous water-quality data can be found here.
Peak
Flood Chart

National Weather Service flood stage for this
gage is 22.0 ft.
Forecasts for this gage are issued by the National Weather Service
routinely year-round.
Forecast information is available here.
The continuous water-quality monitor is
located on the left bank of the Delaware River. Water-quality
parameters at this location are predominately influenced by the Pequest
River which enters the Delaware River 800 ft upstream of gage and may
not be representative of the entire Delaware River channel at this
location.