| Abstract: | Intense rainfall during the evening of July 20 and early morning hours of July 21, 1975 caused flooding of unprecedented magnitude in highly urbanized Mercer County, New Jersey. Over 6 inches (152 millimetres) of rainfall was recorded during a 10-hour period at Trenton, the capital of New Jersey. No lives were lost but damages to highways and bridges, to industrial, business, and residential buildings, to farmlands and crops, and to water supply systems were severe. This report illustrates the magnitude of the flood and provides hydrologic data needed for planning and design to control or lessen damages from future floods. It includes discussions of the antecedent conditions and meteorological aspects of the storm; a description of the flood and comparison to previous floods; a summary of flood stages and discharges; a discussion of flood frequency; and photomosaics which show inundated areas. More than 200 high-water marks are described as to location and elevation above mean sea level. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 70038737 |
| Citation Author: | Stankowski, Stephen J.; Schopp, Robert D.; Velnich, Anthony J. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | New Jersey Water Science Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
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| Citation LatN: | 0402000 |
| Citation LatS: | 0401200 |
| Citation LonE: | -0743400 |
| Citation LonW: | -0744900 |
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| Citation Online Only Flag: | Y |
| Citation Phsyical Description: | vi, 69 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 51-75 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Flood of July 21, 1975 in Mercer County, New Jersey; 1975; WRI; 51-75; Stankowski, Stephen J.; Schopp, Robert D.; Velnich, Anthony J. |
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| Citation Year: | 1975 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Flood of July 21, 1975 in Mercer County, New Jersey; 1975; WRI; 51-75; Stankowski, Stephen J.; Schopp, Robert D.; Velnich, Anthony J. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/wri_51_75.gif |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1975/51/ |
| Date Other: | Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
