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Figure 5 Flood Damage Frequency . To M wns . h HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP A ip . L . in P L e SOMERSET COUNTY . Roa : A d Y : B Y D B E N K W C A E MONTGOMERY R H d TOWNSHIP D C a o R o R a e r k in w u T g o own n B o o sh ro r l ip o l e L HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP k B i in v e R e oa k W A d SOMERSET COUNTY 5 i 0 P rook n / er B 7 Crus e 1 e / r 2 KEY MAP : d G D d a d a E a o o 4 S 0 o R I R / r V 3 R e / e v E i 5 g n R R : r r n E u T u o T R S b H A H A a e oad n n R r e D L Zio l r town- e n in utch T D w a g e d a V e l v n a ri R e r B D e LEGEND - D o iv d a n d R Montgomery Lakes a o e Y d e n R v o Montgomery Streams o a e t c M ls C k o il D Montgomery Roads B e r R l M o l N o K k Montgomery SubWatersheds (Drainage Basins) k e ildee a R E B oad SUB-WATER SHEDS O Bedens Brook (above Province Line Rd) U n d i Roa ndview Bedens Brook (below Province Line Rd) Long H P Gra ill Road Q Cruser Brook / Roaring Brook F E S a Millstone R (Bedens Bk to Heathcote Bk) p i 5 EAST AMWELL TOWNSHIP r d v a R r et Ro Millstone R (Blackwells Mills to Bedens Bk) i s - HUNTERDON COUNTY n i Sun e g Pike Run (above Cruser Brook) F w H Pike Run (below Cruser Brook) E R i E l l o Rock Brook (above Camp Meeting Ave) R R a G o d B Rock Brook (below Camp Meeting Ave) ac U a k Brook d FEMA CLAIMS A G d Count_Loc_ID I d M an Roa a m F Skill o 1 CLAIM A ue R ven ing A l eet l M D Camp i Or ch H ar d t Roa 2 OR MORE CLAIMS n d D r u H B e O B d o e d n l l a s O o Rock Brook B o w ro L R o k R F m o u a s HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP d s MERCER COUNTY o FRANKLINE TOWNSHIP e p M SOMERSET COUNTY ik O urnp o in T n nkl t -Fra g wn o Y to M rge m ROCKY HILL BOROUGH o E e o G e SOMERSET COUNTY M u r Y S n y E t R R T a R i o n S E a SOUTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP E d k V o Y d ro J MIDDLESEX COUNTY M i B e a S G C e h n w e o r r o R O r ry e d H N B R u W oa k e r n n i R o R o e o v k r a o v a o k G B e V A O o E r e o B s t t n n I ns e to r d a T de e R a e C t c T e B N B d n i R r o h S P N , a o A e B d l a r u Y O e M r S d y p T HOPEWELL BOROUGH r R d in a M H o g R R MERCER COUNTY O y o N i e a l ll d l P a F F V r R rry U o e N o h NOTES: O v C I O i a n d P C c 1) FLOOD CLAIM INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL C I I e EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) NATIONAL FLOOD L H T INSURANCE PROGRAM H COPYRIGHT: (C) 2005 TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. i MAP MAY NOT BE MODIFIED, ALTERED, OR DISTRIBUTED WITHOUT THE EXPRESSED WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY. n 2) LAKES AND STREAMS ARE BASED ON 1"=100' GROUND SCALE P E ALL SECONDARY MAP PRODUCTS PRODUCED WITH DATA EXTRACTED FROM THIS MAP SHALL PROPERLY CREDIT THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY e S AS THE SOURCE OF THIS DATA, AND NOTE THAT THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY DID NOT PREPARE, REVIEW, OR ENDORSE THE SECONDARY MAP PRODUCT. A AERIAL PHOTOGRAPY PREPARED BY: PRO MAPS INC. APRIL 1996. R S DISCLAIMER: THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED 3) SUBWATERSHEDS ARE BASED ON NEW JERSY DEPARTMENT N TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS OF USE, NOR ARE SUCH WARRANTIES IMPLIED. THIS MAP AND ALL o R DATA CONTAINED WITHIN ARE SUPPLIED AS IS WITH NO WARRANTY. THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY EXPRESSLY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (NJ DEP) GEOGRAPHIC DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES OR LIABILITY THAT MAY ARISE FROM THE USE OR MISUSE OF THIS MAP. a PRINCETON TOWNSHIP R G THE DATA DEPICTED HERE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED ONLY FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES NEEDED IN THE CONDUCT OF TOWNSHIP BUSINESS. d INFORNMATION SYSTEM DATASET ENTITLED DRAINAGE BASINS. W IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER TO DETERMINE IF THE DATA ON THIS MAP MEETS THE USER’S NEEDS. THIS MAP WAS NOT CREATED AS SURVEY DATA, NOT SHOULD IT BE USED AS SUCH. IT IS THE USER’S RESPONSIBILITY MERCER COUNTY E THE NJDEP DID NOT HELP PREPARE OR ENDORSE THIS MAP. O TO OBTAIN PROPER SURVEY DATA, PREPARED BY NEW JERSEY LICENSED LAND SURVEYOR, WHERE REQUIRED BY NEW JERSEY LAW. O E M T G O S.
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