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Image: RaritanRiver1948

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Description: December 31, 1948 flood at Manville, New Jersey. Image showing Walter T. Sittner inspecting a gage from the gage house built into the bridge abutment during the flood of December 31, 1948 at USGS gauging station No. 01400500, Raritan River at Manville. The gauging station photo was taken on the left bank of the Raritan River at the downstream side of the North Main Street (CR-533/Finderne Avenue) bridge at Manville, and 1.4 mi upstream from Millstone River.
Title: RaritanRiver1948
Credit: USGS Surface Water Photo Gallery[1], item 16 03
Author: Probably USGS personnel (submitted by Bob Schopp, New Jersey)
Permission: Public Domain
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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