| Abstract: | A thunderstorm during the evening of August 31, 1978, caused flooding in a small area of south central New Jersey. Maximum peaks of record occurred on the upper Crosswicks Creek basin in the vicinity of Fort Dix, Wrightstown, and New Egypt. At New Egypt, high water crest elevations for Crosswicks Creek were approximately 4 feet higher than the previous maximum recorded on August 28, 1971. Total damages were in excess of 2 million dollars, with 70 houses and 14 businesses affected. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 30290 |
| Citation Author: | Vickers, Arthur A. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | New Jersey Water Science Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
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| Citation LatN: | 0401500 |
| Citation LatS: | 0395500 |
| Citation LonE: | -0742000 |
| Citation LonW: | -0750000 |
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| Citation Number Of Pages: | 28 |
| Citation Online Only Flag: | Y |
| Citation Phsyical Description: | vi, 20 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resources |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 80-115 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Flood of August 31-September 1, 1978, in Crosswicks Creek basin and vicinity, central New Jersey; 1980; WRI; 80-115; Vickers, Arthur A. |
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| Citation Year: | 1980 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Flood of August 31-September 1, 1978, in Crosswicks Creek basin and vicinity, central New Jersey; 1980; WRI; 80-115; Vickers, Arthur A. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/wri_80_115.gif |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1980/115/ |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1980/115/pdf/wrir80-115.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
