DESCRIPTION: This navigation asset is located in the north-central part of New Jersey, in the Raritan Basin, between Perth Amboy, NJ and South Amboy, NJ, about 24 miles by water south of the Battery, New York City; and provides for a channel 20 feet deep, 800 feet wide, to connect the Raritan River, NJ Channel with New York and New Jersey Channels (in the vicinity of Perth Amboy and Ward Point, Staten Island, NY). Length of the channel is approximately 1 mile.
AUTHORIZATION: Rivers and Harbors Act of 1935 (P.L. 74-409).
COMMERCE: In 2022, the annual commercial freight traffic reported for this this navigation asset was 462,000 tons, compared to a five-year (2018-2022) annual average of approximately 863,000 tons, and consisted primarily of petroleum products (fuel oils, gasoline, kerosene), and to a lesser extent, chemical products.
BACKGROUND: This asset was last maintenance dredged by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in October 2024, when approximately 404,000 cubic yards (CY) of dredged material was removed and beneficially used at the Historic Area Remediation Site (HARS). Prior to that, the channel was maintenance dredged by USACE in FY2014, when approximately 330,000 CY of dredged material was removed and also beneficially used at the HARS.
STATUS: In FY2025, commonly performed Operations & Maintenance (O&M) work includes close-out of the FY2024 contract for the latest maintenance dredging cycle (physically completed in October 2024). Production of an annual hydrographic channel condition survey, and publication of a controlling depth report on the District’s website (https://www.nan.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/Controlling-Depth-Reports/) is also scheduled for FY2025.
CONTACT:
Alexander F. Gregory
Asset / Project Manager
P: (917) 790-8427
Email: alexander.f.gregory@usace.army.mil
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
http://www.nan.usace.army.mil
District Area: NJ # 6