Table 1. Total precipitation during August 11-14, 2000, at rain gages within approximately a 10-mile radius of Sparta, N.J.
[Data from Clark Gilman, N.J. Department of Environmental Protection, written commun., 2000; Nicholas Stefano, Sussex County Weather Network, written commun., 2001; William Grinelli, Town of Newton, written commun., 2000]
| Rain-gage location | Total precipitation (inches) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Locality | County | |
| Andover | Sussex | 6.39 |
| Berkshire Valley | Morris | 9.99 |
| Canistear | Sussex | .96 |
| Hamburg | Sussex | 5.80 |
| Jefferson Township | Morris | 18.6 |
| Lafayette | Sussex | 4.65 |
| Morris Lake | Sussex | 13.6 |
| Newton | Sussex | 5.94 |
| Sparta | Sussex | 8.31 |
| Sparta Mountain | Sussex | 14.1 |
| West Wharton | Morris | 6.62 |