USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01409147 BARNEGAT INLET AT BARNEGAT LIGHT, NJ
LOCATION - Lat 39°45'49", long 74°06'15" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Barnegat Light Borough, Ocean County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02040301, 0.1 mi southeast of Barnegat Light House (Barnegat Light House State Park), 1.2 mi northeast of High Bar Harbor, and 3 mi northeast of Loveladies.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 2011 to March 2016 (discontinued).
REVISED RECORDS - WDR US-2013: 2012.
GAGE - Acoustic Doppler velocity meter, acoustic stage sensor and temperature sensor with telemetry. Datum of gage is 0.00 ft at NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - DISCHARGE: Maximum positive discharge (unfiltered), 140,000 ft³/s, Dec 27, 2012, although a greater discharge may have occurred during period of missing record Oct 29 to Nov 4, 2012; maximum negative discharge (unfiltered), -214,000 ft³/s, Jun 4, 2012.
GAGE HEIGHT: Maximum gage height, 5.53 ft (from storm tide sensor data), Oct 29, 2012; minimum gage height, -4.08 ft, Jan 19, 2016.