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Flow report

New Jersey River Levels & Streamflow

As of Sep 21, 2026, New Jersey rivers are running at 128% of normal across 96 USGS gauges — the highest is 4,330 cfs on the Delaware River At Trenton Nj. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in New Jersey.

USGS gauges
96
State percent normal
128%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Sep 21
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2026
Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across New Jersey are currently 128% of normal, with the Delaware River At Trenton Nj reporting the highest discharge in the state at 4,330 cfs and a gauge stage of 8.79 ft.

Meanwhile, the Delaware River At Belvidere Nj is seeing a spike today — up 3% since yesterday and currently running near peak.

Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into New Jersey's named rivers.

New Jersey at a glance

State-wide streamflow overview

The New Jersey flow picture in four data points -- where the state sits versus historical norms, what's flowing hardest, and what's spiking fastest.

Percent of normal

128%

100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.

Highest discharge

Delaware River At Trenton Nj 4,330 cfs

Gauge stage 8.79 ft

Biggest 24h spike

Delaware River At Belvidere Nj +3%

Now 4,040 cfs

Network coverage

Gauges + rivers tracked 96 + 0

USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in New Jersey.

Where every gauge actually sits

One dot per New Jersey streamgauge, placed by its own percent of normal. The state average is a single line through all of it.

State average 128%
0% 50% 100% · normal 150% 200%+
Much below normalunder 50% Below normal50–90% Near normal90–110% Above normal110–150% Much above normalover 150%

Percent of normal compares today's discharge with the historical average for this calendar day. Tap any dot to open that gauge.

New Jersey streamflow, three water years

Statewide percent of normal, every day since Sep 2023. The dotted line is normal.

128% of normal today
+89pts vs this day last year (39%)
279of 366 days below normal, past year
732% 3-year peak · Dec 2023 · above the axis
50% 100% normal 150% 200% 250%
Sep 2023 202420252026 Sep 21, 2026

799 daily readings from 96 reporting gauges. Percent of normal is today's statewide discharge against the historical average for the same calendar day — 100% is normal, not "good". The axis tops out at 250%: 36 readings above that — including the 732% peak in Dec 2023 — are drawn along the top edge, so a few flood days cannot flatten three years of everything else. The line breaks in 2 places where the record skips more than five days — those are gaps in reporting, not readings of zero.

Full streamgauge inventory

New Jersey USGS streamgauges

Every USGS gauge Snoflo tracks in New Jersey. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any gauge for its full hydrograph and forecast.

96 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
Delaware River At Trenton Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01463500
5,160 cfs 9.01 ft 71°F 60°F 7 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
Delaware River At Belvidere Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01446500
4,410 cfs 4.50 ft 49°F 57°F 232 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
Delaware River At Montague Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01438500
3,520 cfs 6.16 ft 66°F 54°F 374 ft Middle Delaware-Mongaup-Brodhead
Passaic River At Little Falls Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01389500
841 cfs 2.10 ft · 71°F 131 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Raritan River Below Calco Dam At Bound Brook Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01403060
757 cfs 17.82 ft · 71°F 18 ft Raritan
Raritan River At Manville Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01400500
563 cfs 4.65 ft 69°F 71°F 43 ft Raritan
Assunpink Creek At Trenton Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01464000
499 cfs 4.66 ft · 60°F 25 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
Passaic River At Pine Brook Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01381900
406 cfs 15.13 ft · 71°F 167 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Millstone River At Blackwells Mills Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01402000
325 cfs 2.28 ft 71°F 71°F 29 ft Raritan
North Branch Raritan River Near Raritan Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01400000
241 cfs 3.07 ft · 70°F 51 ft Raritan
South Branch Raritan River At Stanton Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01397000
236 cfs 3.19 ft · 71°F 163 ft Raritan
Pompton River At Pompton Plains Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01388500
183 cfs 8.06 ft · 69°F 171 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Lawrence Bk At Westons Mills Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01405030
180 cfs 16.21 ft · 71°F 2 ft Raritan
Delaware And Raritan Canal At Port Mercer Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01460440
158 cfs 55.19 ft 71°F 71°F 52 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
Neshanic River At Reaville Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01398000
144 cfs 3.76 ft · 70°F 118 ft Raritan
Musconetcong River Near Bloomsbury Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01457000
123 cfs 1.54 ft · 57°F 275 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
Saddle River At Lodi Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01391500
123 cfs 2.39 ft · 72°F 26 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Bound Bk At Middlesex Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01403900
122 cfs 2.18 ft · 69°F 28 ft Raritan
Whippany River Near Pine Brook Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01381800
109 cfs 3.98 ft 68°F 71°F 170 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Ramapo River At Pompton Lakes Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01388000
107 cfs 7.22 ft 70°F 70°F 197 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Passaic River Near Chatham Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01379500
92 cfs 3.76 ft · 69°F 199 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Ramapo River Near Mahwah Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01387500
83 cfs 2.77 ft · 69°F 259 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Paulins Kill At Blairstown Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01443500
83 cfs 1.67 ft 82°F 55°F 399 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
Maurice River At Norma Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01411500
81 cfs 2.55 ft 74°F 63°F 49 ft Cohansey-Maurice
Toms River Near Toms River Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01408500
78 cfs 3.24 ft · 60°F 20 ft Mullica-Toms
South Branch Raritan River Near High Bridge Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01396500
78 cfs 6.11 ft 66°F 69°F 424 ft Raritan
South Branch Pennsauken Creek At Cherry Hill Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01467081
76 cfs 3.62 ft 71°F 63°F 18 ft Lower Delaware
Pequest River At Pequest Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01445500
72 cfs 1.58 ft 62°F 56°F 468 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
Rahway River At Rahway Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01395000
68 cfs 1.84 ft · 64°F 15 ft Sandy Hook-Staten Island
Passaic River Near Millington Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01379000
57 cfs 4.98 ft · 70°F 232 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Pascack Brook At Westwood Nj, Nj
4 hours ago · USGS 01377500
54 cfs 1.78 ft · 72°F 24 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Manalapan Brook At Spotswood Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01405400
48 cfs 10.27 ft · 71°F 17 ft Raritan
Crosswicks Creek At Extonville Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01464500
48 cfs 2.57 ft 67°F 59°F 30 ft Crosswicks-Neshaminy
Big Brook Near Marlboro Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01407290
47 cfs 10.54 ft · 71°F 65 ft Sandy Hook-Staten Island
Hackensack River At Rivervale Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01377000
45 cfs 1.76 ft · 72°F 36 ft Hackensack-Passaic
North Branch Rancocas Creek At Pemberton Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01467000
45 cfs 1.56 ft 69°F 61°F 33 ft Lower Delaware
Manasquan River At Squankum Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01408000
44 cfs 2.68 ft 65°F 59°F 36 ft Mullica-Toms
West Branch Wading River Near Jenkins Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01409810
43 cfs 10.35 ft · 61°F 22 ft Mullica-Toms
Lamington (Black) River Near Pottersville Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01399500
42 cfs 1.88 ft · 68°F 422 ft Raritan
North Branch Raritan River Near Far Hills Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01398500
39 cfs 2.25 ft · 70°F 208 ft Raritan
North Branch Metedeconk River Near Lakewood Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01408120
36 cfs 2.99 ft · 59°F 19 ft Mullica-Toms
Mullica River Near Batsto Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01409400
34 cfs · · 61°F 13 ft Mullica-Toms
Great Egg Harbor River At Folsom Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01411000
34 cfs 3.59 ft · 62°F 109 ft Great Egg Harbor
Whippany River At Morristown Nj, Nj
4 hours ago · USGS 01381500
34 cfs 2.28 ft · 69°F 265 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Cooper River At Haddonfield Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01467150
33 cfs 1.64 ft 70°F 63°F 10 ft Lower Delaware
Stony Brook At Princeton Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01401000
33 cfs 1.92 ft 68°F 71°F 61 ft Raritan
Hohokus Brook At Ho-Ho-Kus Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01391000
33 cfs 1.52 ft · 71°F 125 ft Hackensack-Passaic
South Branch Rancocas Creek At Vincentown Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01465850
32 cfs · 68°F 60°F 17 ft Lower Delaware
Oswego River At Harrisville Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01410000
32 cfs 10.28 ft · 62°F 6 ft Mullica-Toms
Spruce Run At Clinton Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01396800
30 cfs 1.63 ft 78°F 70°F 196 ft Raritan
Pequannock River At Riverdale Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01382800
29 cfs 2.06 ft · 69°F 202 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Rockaway River Below Reservoir At Boonton Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01381000
28 cfs 1.90 ft · 69°F 198 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Saddle River At Ridgewood Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01390500
27 cfs · · 71°F 76 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Shark River Near Neptune City Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01407705
27 cfs 1.74 ft · 72°F 37 ft Sandy Hook-Staten Island
Greenwood Branch At New Lisbon Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01466900
26 cfs 1.88 ft 66°F 60°F 38 ft Lower Delaware
Beaver Brook Near Belvidere Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01446000
26 cfs 1.78 ft · 56°F 358 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
Jumping Brook Near Neptune City Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01407760
26 cfs 2.04 ft · 72°F 42 ft Sandy Hook-Staten Island
Musconetcong River At Outlet Of Lake Hopatcong Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01455500
25 cfs 1.59 ft · 55°F 923 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
Assunpink Creek Near Clarksville Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01463620
25 cfs 3.95 ft · 58°F 51 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
Raccoon Creek Near Swedesboro Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01477120
24 cfs 9.04 ft 69°F 63°F 11 ft Lower Delaware
Great Egg Harbor R Nr Blue Anchor Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01410820
23 cfs 2.30 ft · 62°F 92 ft Great Egg Harbor
Elizabeth R At Ursino Lake At Elizabeth Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01393450
22 cfs 13.56 ft · 61°F 21 ft Sandy Hook-Staten Island
Flat Brook Near Flatbrookville Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01440000
21 cfs 1.95 ft 70°F 54°F 358 ft Middle Delaware-Mongaup-Brodhead
Rahway River Near Springfield Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01394500
20 cfs 1.43 ft · 72°F 67 ft Sandy Hook-Staten Island
Wanaque R At Wanaque Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01387000
19 cfs 1.39 ft · 69°F 221 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Sb Rockaway Creek At Whitehouse Station Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01399670
19 cfs 2.10 ft · 71°F 169 ft Raritan
Mulhockaway Creek At Van Syckel Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01396660
19 cfs · · 70°F 287 ft Raritan
Whippany River Near Morristown Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01381400
18 cfs 2.61 ft · 68°F 314 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Manasquan R Nr Allenwood Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01408029
17 cfs 7.39 ft 65°F 59°F 51 ft Mullica-Toms
Pascack Brook At Park Ridge Nj, Nj
4 hours ago · USGS 01377370
17 cfs 2.86 ft · 71°F 118 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Cohansey River At Seeley Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01412800
17 cfs 2.81 ft 70°F 63°F 30 ft Cohansey-Maurice
Pequest River At Huntsville Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01445000
16 cfs 2.57 ft · 55°F 566 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
Westecunk Creek At Stafford Forge Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01409280
15 cfs 10.80 ft 80°F 60°F 67 ft Mullica-Toms
Wanaque River At Awosting Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01383500
13 cfs 1.87 ft · 68°F 603 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Second River At Belleville Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01392500
12 cfs 1.43 ft · 72°F 85 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Tuckahoe River At Head Of River Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01411300
11 cfs 3.81 ft · 63°F 8 ft Great Egg Harbor
Great Egg Harbor R Nr Sicklerville Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01410784
10 cfs 4.05 ft · 62°F 116 ft Great Egg Harbor
Pike Run At Belle Mead Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01401650
10 cfs 3.27 ft · 71°F 62 ft Raritan
Saddle River At Upper Saddle River Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01390450
10 cfs 2.08 ft · 70°F 190 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Pequannock R At Macopin Intake Dam Nj, Nj
4 hours ago · USGS 01382500
10 cfs 2.14 ft · 66°F 574 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Eb Paulins Kill Near Lafayette Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01443280
10 cfs 2.10 ft · 54°F 567 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
Ringwood Creek Near Wanaque Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01384500
9 cfs 10.36 ft · 68°F 302 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Green Pd Bk Bl Picatinny Lk At Picatinny Ars Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01379780
9 cfs 2.49 ft · 66°F 697 ft Hackensack-Passaic
West Brook Near Wanaque Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01386000
8 cfs · · 69°F 318 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Green Pond Brook At Picatinny Arsenal Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01379773
8 cfs 1.59 ft · 66°F 717 ft Hackensack-Passaic
East Branch Bass River Near New Gretna Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01410150
8 cfs 3.63 ft · 61°F 6 ft Mullica-Toms
Hackensack River At New Milford Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01378500
8 cfs 1.45 ft · 72°F 6 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Salem River At Woodstown Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01482500
6 cfs 11.09 ft · 63°F 28 ft Cohansey-Maurice
Deep Run At Old Bridge Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01406050
6 cfs 6.79 ft · 72°F 5 ft Raritan
Stony Brook At Watchung Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01403540
4 cfs 9.67 ft · 70°F 181 ft Raritan
Green Brook At Seeley Mills Nj, Nj
4 hours ago · USGS 01403400
4 cfs 1.97 ft · 70°F 218 ft Raritan
Canoe Brook Near Summit Nj, Nj
22 hours ago · USGS 01379530
3 cfs 11.31 ft 69°F 71°F 172 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Yards Creek Near Blairstown Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01443900
2 cfs 1.96 ft · 56°F 660 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
Swimming River Near Red Bank Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01407500
2 cfs 4.51 ft · 72°F 33 ft Sandy Hook-Staten Island
West Branch Middle Brook Near Martinsville Nj, Nj
4 hours ago · USGS 01403150
1 cfs 2.09 ft · 69°F 249 ft Raritan
Mcdonalds Branch In Lebanon State Forest Nj, Nj
5 hours ago · USGS 01466500
1 cfs 1.00 ft 66°F 60°F 115 ft Lower Delaware
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Flow report FAQ

About New Jersey streamflow

What are river levels like in New Jersey right now?

As of September 21, 2026, New Jersey rivers are running at 128% of normal across 96 USGS streamgauges, and the Delaware River At Trenton Nj is reporting the highest discharge at 4,330 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.

Which New Jersey river is running highest right now?

As of September 21, 2026, the highest discharge in New Jersey is 4,330 cfs on the Delaware River At Trenton Nj. See the sortable gauge table for the full statewide ranking.

Are New Jersey rivers high or low right now?

Compare the statewide percent-of-normal on this page: above 100% means New Jersey rivers are running higher than the seasonal average for the date, below 100% means lower (a dry spell or drought). Each gauge also shows its own percent of median.

Where does the New Jersey streamflow data come from?

The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.

What is cfs?

Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.

What does Gauge Height mean?

The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").

How fresh is the New Jersey data?

USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.

Can I get a flow alert for a New Jersey gauge?

Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.

Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?

No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.