New Jersey River Levels & Streamflow
As of Sep 17, 2026, New Jersey rivers are running at 157% of normal across 96 USGS gauges — the highest is 5,360 cfs on the Delaware River At Trenton Nj. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in New Jersey.
Streamflow levels across New Jersey are currently 157% of normal, with the Delaware River At Trenton Nj reporting the highest discharge in the state at 5,360 cfs and a gauge stage of 9.06 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.
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
100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.
Highest discharge
Gauge stage 9.06 ft
Biggest 24h spike
Now 4,830 cfs
Network coverage
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.
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.
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.
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.
| Streamgage | Streamflow | Gage height | Water temp | Air temp | Elevation | Watershed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Delaware River At Trenton Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01463500 |
5,360 cfs | 9.06 ft | 71°F | 54°F | 7 ft | Middle Delaware-Musconetcong |
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Delaware River At Belvidere Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01446500 |
4,830 cfs | 4.65 ft | 49°F | 51°F | 232 ft | Middle Delaware-Musconetcong |
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Delaware River At Montague Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01438500 |
3,630 cfs | 6.21 ft | 68°F | 51°F | 374 ft | Middle Delaware-Mongaup-Brodhead |
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Passaic River At Little Falls Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01389500 |
1,680 cfs | 3.11 ft | · | 81°F | 131 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Passaic River At Pine Brook Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01381900 |
1,160 cfs | 18.02 ft | · | 81°F | 167 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Whippany River Near Pine Brook Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01381800 |
451 cfs | 6.60 ft | 67°F | 81°F | 170 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Raritan River Below Calco Dam At Bound Brook Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01403060 |
438 cfs | 17.32 ft | · | 81°F | 18 ft | Raritan |
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Raritan River At Manville Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01400500 |
318 cfs | 4.27 ft | 69°F | 81°F | 43 ft | Raritan |
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Millstone River At Blackwells Mills Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01402000 |
269 cfs | 2.16 ft | 71°F | 81°F | 29 ft | Raritan |
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Pompton River At Pompton Plains Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01388500 |
229 cfs | 8.26 ft | · | 80°F | 171 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Musconetcong River Near Bloomsbury Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01457000 |
163 cfs | 1.68 ft | · | 52°F | 275 ft | Middle Delaware-Musconetcong |
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North Branch Raritan River Near Raritan Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01400000 |
157 cfs | 2.87 ft | · | 81°F | 51 ft | Raritan |
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Passaic River Near Chatham Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01379500 |
155 cfs | 4.03 ft | · | 80°F | 199 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Ramapo River At Pompton Lakes Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01388000 |
139 cfs | 7.38 ft | 70°F | 80°F | 197 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Passaic River Near Millington Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01379000 |
136 cfs | 5.50 ft | · | 81°F | 232 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Delaware And Raritan Canal At Port Mercer Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01460440 |
136 cfs | 55.19 ft | 72°F | 82°F | 52 ft | Middle Delaware-Musconetcong |
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Rockaway River Below Reservoir At Boonton Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01381000 |
122 cfs | 2.57 ft | · | 80°F | 198 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Saddle River At Lodi Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01391500 |
116 cfs | 2.36 ft | · | 80°F | 26 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Pequest River At Pequest Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01445500 |
98 cfs | 1.72 ft | 61°F | 51°F | 468 ft | Middle Delaware-Musconetcong |
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Maurice River At Norma Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01411500 |
98 cfs | 2.63 ft | 74°F | 55°F | 49 ft | Cohansey-Maurice |
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Toms River Near Toms River Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01408500 |
91 cfs | 3.36 ft | · | 55°F | 20 ft | Mullica-Toms |
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Assunpink Creek At Trenton Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01464000 |
88 cfs | 3.05 ft | · | 54°F | 25 ft | Middle Delaware-Musconetcong |
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Paulins Kill At Blairstown Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01443500 |
87 cfs | 1.69 ft | 82°F | 50°F | 399 ft | Middle Delaware-Musconetcong |
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Ramapo River Near Mahwah Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01387500 |
84 cfs | 2.78 ft | · | 80°F | 259 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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South Branch Raritan River At Stanton Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01397000 |
74 cfs | 2.58 ft | · | 82°F | 163 ft | Raritan |
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South Branch Raritan River Near High Bridge Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01396500 |
69 cfs | 6.06 ft | 66°F | 80°F | 424 ft | Raritan |
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Hackensack River At Rivervale Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01377000 |
65 cfs | 1.87 ft | · | 81°F | 36 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Pascack Brook At Westwood Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01377500 |
62 cfs | 1.85 ft | · | 81°F | 24 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Lamington (Black) River Near Pottersville Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01399500 |
60 cfs | 2.00 ft | · | 80°F | 422 ft | Raritan |
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Crosswicks Creek At Extonville Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01464500 |
51 cfs | 2.64 ft | 67°F | 53°F | 30 ft | Crosswicks-Neshaminy |
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North Branch Rancocas Creek At Pemberton Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01467000 |
48 cfs | 1.57 ft | 69°F | 54°F | 33 ft | Lower Delaware |
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Hackensack River At New Milford Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01378500 |
47 cfs | 1.71 ft | · | 80°F | 6 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Manalapan Brook At Spotswood Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01405400 |
46 cfs | 10.25 ft | · | 82°F | 17 ft | Raritan |
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Oswego River At Harrisville Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01410000 |
43 cfs | 10.33 ft | · | 55°F | 6 ft | Mullica-Toms |
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West Branch Wading River Near Jenkins Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01409810 |
42 cfs | 10.34 ft | · | 54°F | 22 ft | Mullica-Toms |
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Great Egg Harbor River At Folsom Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01411000 |
40 cfs | 3.63 ft | · | 54°F | 109 ft | Great Egg Harbor |
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Assunpink Creek Near Clarksville Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01463620 |
40 cfs | 4.16 ft | · | 53°F | 51 ft | Middle Delaware-Musconetcong |
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Pequannock River At Riverdale Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01382800 |
40 cfs | 2.19 ft | · | 80°F | 202 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Bound Bk At Middlesex Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01403900 |
36 cfs | 1.73 ft | · | 81°F | 28 ft | Raritan |
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Mullica River Near Batsto Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01409400 |
36 cfs | · | · | 53°F | 13 ft | Mullica-Toms |
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Musconetcong River At Outlet Of Lake Hopatcong Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01455500 |
35 cfs | 1.77 ft | · | 51°F | 923 ft | Middle Delaware-Musconetcong |
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Hohokus Brook At Ho-Ho-Kus Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01391000 |
32 cfs | 1.51 ft | · | 80°F | 125 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Beaver Brook Near Belvidere Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01446000 |
32 cfs | 1.85 ft | · | 51°F | 358 ft | Middle Delaware-Musconetcong |
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South Branch Rancocas Creek At Vincentown Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01465850 |
31 cfs | · | 68°F | 54°F | 17 ft | Lower Delaware |
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Whippany River At Morristown Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01381500 |
27 cfs | 2.19 ft | · | 80°F | 265 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Greenwood Branch At New Lisbon Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01466900 |
26 cfs | 1.88 ft | 65°F | 54°F | 38 ft | Lower Delaware |
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Great Egg Harbor R Nr Blue Anchor Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01410820 |
26 cfs | 2.42 ft | · | 55°F | 92 ft | Great Egg Harbor |
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North Branch Raritan River Near Far Hills Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01398500 |
26 cfs | 2.14 ft | · | 80°F | 208 ft | Raritan |
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Manasquan River At Squankum Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01408000 |
25 cfs | 2.50 ft | 65°F | 56°F | 36 ft | Mullica-Toms |
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North Branch Metedeconk River Near Lakewood Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01408120 |
23 cfs | 2.60 ft | · | 57°F | 19 ft | Mullica-Toms |
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Rahway River At Rahway Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01395000 |
23 cfs | 1.54 ft | · | 81°F | 15 ft | Sandy Hook-Staten Island |
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Wanaque River At Awosting Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01383500 |
21 cfs | 2.01 ft | · | 79°F | 603 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Saddle River At Ridgewood Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01390500 |
21 cfs | · | · | 80°F | 76 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Pequannock R At Macopin Intake Dam Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01382500 |
20 cfs | 2.35 ft | · | 78°F | 574 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Pequest River At Huntsville Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01445000 |
20 cfs | 2.62 ft | · | 50°F | 566 ft | Middle Delaware-Musconetcong |
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Wanaque R At Wanaque Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01387000 |
20 cfs | 1.40 ft | · | 79°F | 221 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Eb Paulins Kill Near Lafayette Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01443280 |
19 cfs | 2.38 ft | · | 50°F | 567 ft | Middle Delaware-Musconetcong |
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Raccoon Creek Near Swedesboro Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01477120 |
18 cfs | 8.82 ft | 67°F | 56°F | 11 ft | Lower Delaware |
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Lawrence Bk At Westons Mills Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01405030 |
18 cfs | 15.82 ft | · | 82°F | 2 ft | Raritan |
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Flat Brook Near Flatbrookville Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01440000 |
17 cfs | 1.91 ft | 70°F | 50°F | 358 ft | Middle Delaware-Mongaup-Brodhead |
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Cohansey River At Seeley Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01412800 |
17 cfs | 2.80 ft | 70°F | 56°F | 30 ft | Cohansey-Maurice |
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Rahway River Near Springfield Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01394500 |
16 cfs | 1.38 ft | · | 81°F | 67 ft | Sandy Hook-Staten Island |
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Westecunk Creek At Stafford Forge Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01409280 |
15 cfs | 10.79 ft | 80°F | 56°F | 67 ft | Mullica-Toms |
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Stony Brook At Princeton Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01401000 |
15 cfs | 1.64 ft | 68°F | 82°F | 61 ft | Raritan |
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Whippany River Near Morristown Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01381400 |
14 cfs | 2.45 ft | · | 80°F | 314 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Elizabeth R At Ursino Lake At Elizabeth Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01393450 |
13 cfs | 13.38 ft | · | 81°F | 21 ft | Sandy Hook-Staten Island |
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Tuckahoe River At Head Of River Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01411300 |
12 cfs | 3.86 ft | · | 56°F | 8 ft | Great Egg Harbor |
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Second River At Belleville Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01392500 |
12 cfs | 1.42 ft | · | 80°F | 85 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Manasquan R Nr Allenwood Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01408029 |
11 cfs | 7.26 ft | 64°F | 56°F | 51 ft | Mullica-Toms |
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Great Egg Harbor R Nr Sicklerville Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01410784 |
11 cfs | 4.06 ft | · | 55°F | 116 ft | Great Egg Harbor |
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Pascack Brook At Park Ridge Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01377370 |
10 cfs | 2.80 ft | · | 80°F | 118 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Green Pd Bk Bl Picatinny Lk At Picatinny Ars Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01379780 |
10 cfs | 2.51 ft | · | 78°F | 697 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Ringwood Creek Near Wanaque Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01384500 |
9 cfs | 10.36 ft | · | 79°F | 302 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Saddle River At Upper Saddle River Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01390450 |
9 cfs | 2.02 ft | · | 80°F | 190 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Green Pond Brook At Picatinny Arsenal Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01379773 |
8 cfs | 1.59 ft | · | 78°F | 717 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Cooper River At Haddonfield Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01467150 |
8 cfs | 1.33 ft | 70°F | 56°F | 10 ft | Lower Delaware |
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West Brook Near Wanaque Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01386000 |
7 cfs | · | · | 79°F | 318 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Shark River Near Neptune City Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01407705 |
7 cfs | 1.45 ft | · | 80°F | 37 ft | Sandy Hook-Staten Island |
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Canoe Brook Near Summit Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01379530 |
7 cfs | 11.53 ft | 67°F | 81°F | 172 ft | Hackensack-Passaic |
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Neshanic River At Reaville Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01398000 |
6 cfs | 2.49 ft | · | 82°F | 118 ft | Raritan |
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East Branch Bass River Near New Gretna Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01410150 |
6 cfs | 3.51 ft | · | 55°F | 6 ft | Mullica-Toms |
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Mulhockaway Creek At Van Syckel Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01396660 |
6 cfs | · | · | 82°F | 287 ft | Raritan |
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Salem River At Woodstown Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01482500 |
6 cfs | 11.09 ft | · | 56°F | 28 ft | Cohansey-Maurice |
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Spruce Run At Clinton Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01396800 |
5 cfs | 1.33 ft | 78°F | 81°F | 196 ft | Raritan |
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Deep Run At Old Bridge Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01406050 |
4 cfs | 6.76 ft | · | 82°F | 5 ft | Raritan |
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Sb Rockaway Creek At Whitehouse Station Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01399670 |
4 cfs | 1.77 ft | · | 82°F | 169 ft | Raritan |
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Swimming River Near Red Bank Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01407500 |
4 cfs | 4.78 ft | · | 81°F | 33 ft | Sandy Hook-Staten Island |
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Jumping Brook Near Neptune City Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01407760 |
4 cfs | 1.54 ft | · | 80°F | 42 ft | Sandy Hook-Staten Island |
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Big Brook Near Marlboro Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01407290 |
4 cfs | 9.51 ft | · | 82°F | 65 ft | Sandy Hook-Staten Island |
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South Branch Pennsauken Creek At Cherry Hill Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01467081 |
3 cfs | 1.86 ft | 66°F | 56°F | 18 ft | Lower Delaware |
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Green Brook At Seeley Mills Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01403400 |
3 cfs | 1.90 ft | · | 80°F | 218 ft | Raritan |
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Stony Brook At Watchung Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01403540 |
2 cfs | 9.59 ft | · | 81°F | 181 ft | Raritan |
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Yards Creek Near Blairstown Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01443900 |
2 cfs | 1.90 ft | · | 51°F | 660 ft | Middle Delaware-Musconetcong |
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Pike Run At Belle Mead Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01401650 |
1 cfs | 2.94 ft | · | 82°F | 62 ft | Raritan |
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Mcdonalds Branch In Lebanon State Forest Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01466500 |
1 cfs | · | 62°F | 54°F | 115 ft | Lower Delaware |
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West Branch Middle Brook Near Martinsville Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01403150 |
0 cfs | 1.98 ft | · | 81°F | 249 ft | Raritan |
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About New Jersey streamflow
What are river levels like in New Jersey right now?
As of September 17, 2026, New Jersey rivers are running at 157% of normal across 96 USGS streamgauges, and the Delaware River At Trenton Nj is reporting the highest discharge at 5,360 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which New Jersey river is running highest right now?
As of September 17, 2026, the highest discharge in New Jersey is 5,360 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.
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