USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01462500 DELAWARE RIVER AT WASHINGTON CROSSING, NJ
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.
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.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Annual maximum gage, water years 1903, 1936-61, 2005-06. Continuous-record gage-height station, water years 2011 to current year.
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.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 27.77 ft, Aug 20, 1955.