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Lake Hopatcong Water Budget

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By New Jersey Water Science Center April 23, 2003

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Effective management of the Lake Hopatcong watershed requires a basic understanding of a water budget. This was done by measuring outflow by gaging outflow, measuring inflows by collecting discharge measurements at selected inflows and precipitation, and measuring areas of GW inflow and outflow by comparing groundwater level to lake stage 

START DATE: 01-APR-2002 

END DATE: 30-APR-2003 

PROJECT NUMBER: 2454ABJ 

 

STUDY OBJECTIVES:  

  1. Reactivate gage downstream of outlet 
  2. Measure discharge in selected inflow streams 
  3. Measure groundwater levels in selected wells near lake. 

 

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM:  

Effective management of the Lake Hopatcong watershed requires a basic understanding of a water budget. 

 

STRATEGY AND APPROACH:  

Measure outflow by gaging outflow. 
Measure inflows by collecting discharge measurements at selected inflows and precip. 
Measure areas of GW inflow and outflow by comparing groundwater level to lake stage 

 

DISCLAIMER: This webpage contains information about completed or inactive projects from the NJ Water Science Center.  It has been created for historical purposes and may be a utility to locate published information.  This page should not be considered an authoritative source.  You are encouraged to contact the NJ WSC for more current information. 

Effective management of the Lake Hopatcong watershed requires a basic understanding of a water budget. This was done by measuring outflow by gaging outflow, measuring inflows by collecting discharge measurements at selected inflows and precipitation, and measuring areas of GW inflow and outflow by comparing groundwater level to lake stage 

START DATE: 01-APR-2002 

END DATE: 30-APR-2003 

PROJECT NUMBER: 2454ABJ 

 

STUDY OBJECTIVES:  

  1. Reactivate gage downstream of outlet 
  2. Measure discharge in selected inflow streams 
  3. Measure groundwater levels in selected wells near lake. 

 

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM:  

Effective management of the Lake Hopatcong watershed requires a basic understanding of a water budget. 

 

STRATEGY AND APPROACH:  

Measure outflow by gaging outflow. 
Measure inflows by collecting discharge measurements at selected inflows and precip. 
Measure areas of GW inflow and outflow by comparing groundwater level to lake stage 

 

DISCLAIMER: This webpage contains information about completed or inactive projects from the NJ Water Science Center.  It has been created for historical purposes and may be a utility to locate published information.  This page should not be considered an authoritative source.  You are encouraged to contact the NJ WSC for more current information. 

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