During winter months, cold and ice may
result in inaccurate real-time tide elevation data. Adjustments or
deletions of this data can only be done after detailed
analysis.
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SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
LOCATION.--Lat 39°09'42", long 74°49'56"
referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Middle Township, Cape May
County, NJ, Hydrologic Unit 02040206, on left upstream wingwall of
bridge on State Route 47, 1.2 mi southwest of South Dennis, 1.6 mi
upstream from Dennis Creek, and 3.3 mi upstream from Delaware
Bay.
DRAINAGE AREA.--9.37 mi
2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--Unpublished fragmentary gage-height record,
April 1997 to February 2000. Continuous-record tide gage, March 2000 to
current year.
GAGE.--Tide elevation and water temperature recorder with
telemetry and tidal crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is at 0.00 ft NAVD
of 1988. To determine approximate elevations to NGVD of 1929, add 1.27
ft.
REMARKS.--Periods of missing data are noted by dashed (---)
lines.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum elevation, 6.01 ft, Oct
30, 2012; minimum elevation, -5.90 ft, Feb 26, 2012, although a lower
tide likely occurred during period of partially missing record on Feb
17, 2007.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum elevation known, 6.6
ft, adjusted to present datum, Sep 27, 1985, from discontinued tidal
crest-stage gage on Delaware Bay at Reeds Beach (01411409) 4.5 mi
southwest of station.
Peak
Flood Chart
The water temperature data for this station
are temporary and will only be displayed for 120 days. Although the
instrumentation is calibrated at least once/year, the temporary
classification means that documented routine inspections and other
quality assurance measures are not performed that would make the data
acceptable for archival, retrieval, or future use in general scientific
or interpretive studies.