USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01400000 NORTH BRANCH RARITAN RIVER NEAR RARITAN, NJ
LOCATION - Lat 40°34'14", long 74°40'45" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Branchburg Township, Somerset County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02030105, on right bank, 400 ft upstream from U.S. Route 202, 1.4 mi upstream from confluence with South Branch Raritan River, and 2.7 mi west of Raritan.
DRAINAGE AREA - 190 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1552: 1924-26, 1928-35. WDR NJ-79-1: 1971-78(P). WDR US-2011: 1997(P), 2004-10(P).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1923 to current year. Monthly discharge only for June 1923, published in WSP 1302. Prior to October 1943, published as "at Milltown".
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with telemetry. Concrete control since Sep 1, 1936. Datum of gage is 50.43 ft above NGVD of 1929. Prior to Oct 17, 1936, non-recording gage at site 30 ft downstream at same datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 29,000 ft³/s, Sep 16, 1999, gage height, 18.98 ft; minimum discharge, 3.0 ft³/s, Nov 28, 1930, as a result of probable temporary regulation.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1923-25, 1960-76, 1978-80, 1997 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - DISSOLVED OXYGEN: September 2009.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN, PERCENT OF SATURATION: September 2009.
pH: September 2009.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: September 2009.
WATER TEMPERATURE: September 2009.