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SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
LOCATION.--Lat 40°52'19", long 74°13'20"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Little Falls Township,
Passaic County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02030103, on right bank, 30 ft
upstream of bridge on Francisco Avenue (Lindsley Road) in Little Falls,
1.2 mi north of Cedar Grove, 1.2 mi west of Great Notch, and 1.9 mi
upstream of mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--7.82 mi
2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Continuous-record discharge station, August
2007 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WDR US-2010: 2008(P), 2009(P).
GAGE.--Water-stage and precipitation recorder with telemetry and
crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 165.69 ft above NAVD of 1988.
REMARKS.--Records fair, except for estimated discharges, which
are poor. Diurnal fluctuations at low flow due to patterns of sewage
effluent entering river upstream. Discharges above 1650
ft
3/s from rating curve extension on basis of logarithmic
extrapolation.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum discharge, 2,010
ft
3/s, from rating extended above 1650 ft
3/s on
basis of logarithmic extrapolation, Aug 28, 2011, gage height, 9.16 ft;
minimum discharge, 2.1 ft
3/s, Oct 17, 2007.
Peak
Flood Chart
Rain gage data is available from this location at this link.
Temporary flucuations due to Cedar Grove
Wastewater Treatment plant just upstream of the gage.
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