USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
01467081 SOUTH BRANCH PENNSAUKEN CREEK AT CHERRY HILL, NJ
LOCATION - Lat 39°56'30", long 75°00'04" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Burlington County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02040202, on left bank on downstream wingwall of bridge on West Mill Road in Cherry Hill, 1.1 mi south of Maple Shade and 3.8 mi upstream from confluence with the North Branch Pennsauken Creek.
DRAINAGE AREA - 8.98 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR NJ-82-2: Drainage area. WDR NJ-90-1: 1968 (P), 1970 (P), 1971 (P).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Continuous-record discharge station, water years 1968-76 and 1978 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with telemetry and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 6.82 ft above NAVD of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,560 ft³/s, Jul 13, 2004, gage height, 11.76 ft; minimum discharge, 1.1 ft³/s, Aug 7, 1999.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
CONTINUOUS DATA:
Specific Conductance, November 2019 to current year.
Water Temperature, November 2019 to current year.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 31.2°C, on July 21st, 2022, at 1330 EST; Minimum, -0.2°C, on January 30th, 2022, at 2345 EST with multiple occurrences.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 28,000 uS/cm on February 1st, 2021, at 1145 EST; Minimum, 28 uS/cm on August 11th, 2022, at 0430 EST.