Real-Time Surface-Water Monitoring in New Jersey, 2003

A network of 93 gaging stations that provide surface-water stage, flow (discharge), and tide-level data on a "real-time" basis through satellite, radio, and telephone telemetry is operating (May 2003) in New Jersey through a cooperative effort of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and other agencies. The stream data from these stations is transmitted every 1 to 4 hours and then immediately posted for viewing on the Internet. This fact sheet describes the "real-time" monitoring network, and the equipment used to measure stage and flow and to transmit the data for viewing on the Internet. Instructions for viewing the data are included.Prepared in cooperation with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).Purpose: A fact sheet describing the NJ real-time monitoring network that monitors NJ's surface-water