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New Jersey River Levels & Streamflow

As of Sep 17, 2026, New Jersey rivers are running at 170% of normal across 96 USGS gauges — the highest is 5,490 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
170%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Sep 17
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September
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2026
Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across New Jersey are currently 170% of normal, with the Delaware River At Trenton Nj reporting the highest discharge in the state at 5,490 cfs and a gauge stage of 9.09 ft.

Meanwhile, the Delaware River At Montague Nj is seeing a spike today — up 23% 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

170%

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

Highest discharge

Delaware River At Trenton Nj 5,490 cfs

Gauge stage 9.09 ft

Biggest 24h spike

Delaware River At Montague Nj +23%

Now 4,110 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 170%
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.

170% of normal today
+140pts vs this day last year (30%)
284of 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 16, 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
1 day ago · USGS 01463500
5,360 cfs 9.06 ft 71°F 54°F 7 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
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
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
Passaic River At Little Falls Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01389500
1,680 cfs 3.11 ft · 81°F 131 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Passaic River At Pine Brook Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01381900
1,160 cfs 18.02 ft · 81°F 167 ft Hackensack-Passaic
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
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
Raritan River At Manville Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01400500
318 cfs 4.27 ft 69°F 81°F 43 ft Raritan
Millstone River At Blackwells Mills Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01402000
269 cfs 2.16 ft 71°F 81°F 29 ft Raritan
Pompton River At Pompton Plains Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01388500
229 cfs 8.26 ft · 80°F 171 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Musconetcong River Near Bloomsbury Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01457000
163 cfs 1.68 ft · 52°F 275 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
North Branch Raritan River Near Raritan Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01400000
157 cfs 2.87 ft · 81°F 51 ft Raritan
Passaic River Near Chatham Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01379500
155 cfs 4.03 ft · 80°F 199 ft Hackensack-Passaic
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
Passaic River Near Millington Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01379000
136 cfs 5.50 ft · 81°F 232 ft Hackensack-Passaic
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
Rockaway River Below Reservoir At Boonton Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01381000
122 cfs 2.57 ft · 80°F 198 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Saddle River At Lodi Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01391500
116 cfs 2.36 ft · 80°F 26 ft Hackensack-Passaic
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
Maurice River At Norma Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01411500
98 cfs 2.63 ft 74°F 55°F 49 ft Cohansey-Maurice
Toms River Near Toms River Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01408500
91 cfs 3.36 ft · 55°F 20 ft Mullica-Toms
Assunpink Creek At Trenton Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01464000
88 cfs 3.05 ft · 54°F 25 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
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
Ramapo River Near Mahwah Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01387500
84 cfs 2.78 ft · 80°F 259 ft Hackensack-Passaic
South Branch Raritan River At Stanton Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01397000
74 cfs 2.58 ft · 82°F 163 ft Raritan
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
Hackensack River At Rivervale Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01377000
65 cfs 1.87 ft · 81°F 36 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Pascack Brook At Westwood Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01377500
62 cfs 1.85 ft · 81°F 24 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Lamington (Black) River Near Pottersville Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01399500
60 cfs 2.00 ft · 80°F 422 ft Raritan
Crosswicks Creek At Extonville Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01464500
51 cfs 2.64 ft 67°F 53°F 30 ft Crosswicks-Neshaminy
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
Hackensack River At New Milford Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01378500
47 cfs 1.71 ft · 80°F 6 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Manalapan Brook At Spotswood Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01405400
46 cfs 10.25 ft · 82°F 17 ft Raritan
Oswego River At Harrisville Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01410000
43 cfs 10.33 ft · 55°F 6 ft Mullica-Toms
West Branch Wading River Near Jenkins Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01409810
42 cfs 10.34 ft · 54°F 22 ft Mullica-Toms
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
Assunpink Creek Near Clarksville Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01463620
40 cfs 4.16 ft · 53°F 51 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
Pequannock River At Riverdale Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01382800
40 cfs 2.19 ft · 80°F 202 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Bound Bk At Middlesex Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01403900
36 cfs 1.73 ft · 81°F 28 ft Raritan
Mullica River Near Batsto Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01409400
36 cfs · · 53°F 13 ft Mullica-Toms
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
Hohokus Brook At Ho-Ho-Kus Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01391000
32 cfs 1.51 ft · 80°F 125 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Beaver Brook Near Belvidere Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01446000
32 cfs 1.85 ft · 51°F 358 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
South Branch Rancocas Creek At Vincentown Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01465850
31 cfs · 68°F 54°F 17 ft Lower Delaware
Whippany River At Morristown Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01381500
27 cfs 2.19 ft · 80°F 265 ft Hackensack-Passaic
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
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
North Branch Raritan River Near Far Hills Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01398500
26 cfs 2.14 ft · 80°F 208 ft Raritan
Manasquan River At Squankum Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01408000
25 cfs 2.50 ft 65°F 56°F 36 ft Mullica-Toms
North Branch Metedeconk River Near Lakewood Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01408120
23 cfs 2.60 ft · 57°F 19 ft Mullica-Toms
Rahway River At Rahway Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01395000
23 cfs 1.54 ft · 81°F 15 ft Sandy Hook-Staten Island
Wanaque River At Awosting Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01383500
21 cfs 2.01 ft · 79°F 603 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Saddle River At Ridgewood Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01390500
21 cfs · · 80°F 76 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Pequannock R At Macopin Intake Dam Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01382500
20 cfs 2.35 ft · 78°F 574 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Pequest River At Huntsville Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01445000
20 cfs 2.62 ft · 50°F 566 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
Wanaque R At Wanaque Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01387000
20 cfs 1.40 ft · 79°F 221 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Eb Paulins Kill Near Lafayette Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01443280
19 cfs 2.38 ft · 50°F 567 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
Raccoon Creek Near Swedesboro Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01477120
18 cfs 8.82 ft 67°F 56°F 11 ft Lower Delaware
Lawrence Bk At Westons Mills Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01405030
18 cfs 15.82 ft · 82°F 2 ft Raritan
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
Cohansey River At Seeley Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01412800
17 cfs 2.80 ft 70°F 56°F 30 ft Cohansey-Maurice
Rahway River Near Springfield Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01394500
16 cfs 1.38 ft · 81°F 67 ft Sandy Hook-Staten Island
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
Stony Brook At Princeton Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01401000
15 cfs 1.64 ft 68°F 82°F 61 ft Raritan
Whippany River Near Morristown Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01381400
14 cfs 2.45 ft · 80°F 314 ft Hackensack-Passaic
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
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
Second River At Belleville Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01392500
12 cfs 1.42 ft · 80°F 85 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Manasquan R Nr Allenwood Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01408029
11 cfs 7.26 ft 64°F 56°F 51 ft Mullica-Toms
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
Pascack Brook At Park Ridge Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01377370
10 cfs 2.80 ft · 80°F 118 ft Hackensack-Passaic
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
Ringwood Creek Near Wanaque Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01384500
9 cfs 10.36 ft · 79°F 302 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Saddle River At Upper Saddle River Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01390450
9 cfs 2.02 ft · 80°F 190 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Green Pond Brook At Picatinny Arsenal Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01379773
8 cfs 1.59 ft · 78°F 717 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Cooper River At Haddonfield Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01467150
8 cfs 1.33 ft 70°F 56°F 10 ft Lower Delaware
West Brook Near Wanaque Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01386000
7 cfs · · 79°F 318 ft Hackensack-Passaic
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
Canoe Brook Near Summit Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01379530
7 cfs 11.53 ft 67°F 81°F 172 ft Hackensack-Passaic
Neshanic River At Reaville Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01398000
6 cfs 2.49 ft · 82°F 118 ft Raritan
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
Mulhockaway Creek At Van Syckel Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01396660
6 cfs · · 82°F 287 ft Raritan
Salem River At Woodstown Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01482500
6 cfs 11.09 ft · 56°F 28 ft Cohansey-Maurice
Spruce Run At Clinton Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01396800
5 cfs 1.33 ft 78°F 81°F 196 ft Raritan
Deep Run At Old Bridge Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01406050
4 cfs 6.76 ft · 82°F 5 ft Raritan
Sb Rockaway Creek At Whitehouse Station Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01399670
4 cfs 1.77 ft · 82°F 169 ft Raritan
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
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
Big Brook Near Marlboro Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01407290
4 cfs 9.51 ft · 82°F 65 ft Sandy Hook-Staten Island
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
Green Brook At Seeley Mills Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01403400
3 cfs 1.90 ft · 80°F 218 ft Raritan
Stony Brook At Watchung Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01403540
2 cfs 9.59 ft · 81°F 181 ft Raritan
Yards Creek Near Blairstown Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01443900
2 cfs 1.90 ft · 51°F 660 ft Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
Pike Run At Belle Mead Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01401650
1 cfs 2.94 ft · 82°F 62 ft Raritan
Mcdonalds Branch In Lebanon State Forest Nj, Nj
1 day ago · USGS 01466500
1 cfs · 62°F 54°F 115 ft Lower Delaware
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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Flow report FAQ

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 170% of normal across 96 USGS streamgauges, and the Delaware River At Trenton Nj is reporting the highest discharge at 5,490 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 5,490 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.