USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01392170 THIRD RIVER AT BLOOMFIELD, NJ
LOCATION - Lat 40°48'00", long 74°11'16" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Bloomfield Township, Essex County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02030103, on downstream left wingwall of bridge on entrance ramp at Interchange 149 to the Garden State Parkway in Bloomfield, 0.6 mi west of Nutley, and 5.1 mi upstream from Passaic River.
DRAINAGE AREA - 7.71 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Annual maximum, water years 1989 to 2008. Continuous-record gage-height station with annual maximum discharge, water years 2009 to current year. Occasional low-flow measurements, water years 2007-2008.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with telemetry and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 89.87 ft above NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
Maximum discharge, 2,760 ft3/s, , Sept 1, 2021, gage height, 10.14 ft.