River Levels
New Jersey river levels
Live streamflow for 45 gauged New Jersey reaches, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.
59% of gauged New Jersey rivers are running in their normal range for the date, as of October 8, 2026.
Of 22 gauged reaches with a long enough USGS record, 2 are below normal (0 of them much below), 13 are in the normal range, and 7 are above normal (0 of them much above). Normal means the middle half of that gauge's own history for this calendar date.
To cite: Paddling Hubs analysis of USGS streamflow, paddlinghubs.com/flows/new-jersey. The daily normals behind it are a free download.
| River | Flow | Usually today | Vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passaic Rivernear Hudson Kayaks Alpine NJ | 461 cfs1.16 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Delaware and Raritan Canalnear Griggstown Canoe And Kayak Rental | 271 cfs16.97 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Raritan Rivernear Griggstown Canoe And Kayak Rental | 253 cfs4.15 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Passaic Rivernear Resilience Paddle Sports | 179 cfs12.60 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Millstone Rivernear Griggstown Canoe And Kayak Rental | 179 cfs1.94 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Toms Rivernear FROG Canoe & Kayak Rentals LLC | 135 cfs3.80 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Maurice Rivernear Jersey Devil Adventures | 109 cfs2.68 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| South Branch Raritan Rivernear Griggstown Canoe And Kayak Rental | 103 cfs2.75 ft | 99 cfs | Normal51st percentile · 102 yr record |
| West Branch Wading Rivernear Micks Canoe and Kayak Rental | 95 cfs10.97 ft | 74 cfs | Above normal77th percentile · 51 yr record |
| North Branch Rancocas Creeknear Pinelands Adventures | 81 cfs1.67 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Mullica Rivernear Pinelands Adventures | 74 cfs1.26 ft | 46 cfs | Above normal75th percentile · 69 yr record |
| Hospitality Branchnear Jersey Devil Adventures | 58 cfs3.71 ft | 49 cfs | Normal64th percentile · 100 yr record |
| Cedar Creeknear FROG Canoe & Kayak Rentals LLC | 53 cfs5.23 ft | 61 cfs | Below normal24th percentile · 92 yr record |
| Passaic Rivernear Urban Paddle Kayak Tours, Lessons & Kayak Trips | 50 cfs3.51 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| North Branch Metedeconk Rivernear Paddle Out | 39 cfs3.07 ft | 28 cfs | Above normal79th percentile · 54 yr record |
| Yellow Brooknear Oceanport Paddle Club | 38 cfs5.18 ft | 24 cfs | Normal73rd percentile · 102 yr record |
| Manalapan Brooknear Griggstown Canoe And Kayak Rental | 38 cfs10.15 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Bronx Rivernear Hudson Kayaks Alpine NJ | 36 cfs0.58 ft | 27 cfs | Normal66th percentile · 20 yr record |
| Hackensack Rivernear Kayak Rental NJ | 36 cfs1.70 ft | 54 cfs | Normal30th percentile · 85 yr record |
| Oswego Rivernear Micks Canoe and Kayak Rental | 36 cfs10.30 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Assunpink Creeknear Princeton Canoe & Kayak Rental | 36 cfs4.10 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Great Egg Harbor Rivernear Jersey Devil Adventures | 30 cfs2.55 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Hackensack Rivernear Hudson Kayaks Alpine NJ | 25 cfs1.61 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Bound Brooknear Griggstown Canoe And Kayak Rental | 24 cfs1.68 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Lawrence Brooknear Griggstown Canoe And Kayak Rental | 22 cfs15.84 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| North Branch Raritan Rivernear Lake Hopatcong Adventure Company | 22 cfs2.09 ft | 15 cfs | Normal64th percentile · 105 yr record |
| Rockaway Rivernear Lake Hopatcong Adventure Company | 21 cfs1.81 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Rahway Rivernear Urban Paddle Kayak Tours, Lessons & Kayak Trips | 21 cfs1.52 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Westecunk Creeknear South End Surf 'N Paddle | 20 cfs10.87 ft | 23 cfs | Below normal24th percentile · 52 yr record |
| Wallkill Rivernear Lake Hopatcong Adventure Company | 19 cfs1.71 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Stony Brooknear Princeton Canoe & Kayak Rental | 17 cfs1.69 ft | 6.2 cfs | Above normal83rd percentile · 72 yr record |
| Tuckahoe Rivernear DAKS Kayaks and Paddle boards | 16 cfs3.83 ft | 18 cfs | Normal36th percentile · 52 yr record |
| Paulins Killnear Lake Hopatcong Adventure Company | 15 cfs2.26 ft | 12 cfs | Normal61st percentile · 34 yr record |
| Manasquan Rivernear The Endless SUP Company @ L Street Beach | 14 cfs7.32 ft | 16 cfs | Normal30th percentile · 35 yr record |
| Musconetcong Rivernear Lake Hopatcong Adventure Company | 13 cfs1.32 ft | 30 cfs | Normal27th percentile · 98 yr record |
| Neshanic Rivernear Griggstown Canoe And Kayak Rental | 11 cfs2.61 ft | 2.9 cfs | Above normal78th percentile · 96 yr record |
| Elizabeth Rivernear Urban Paddle Kayak Tours, Lessons & Kayak Trips | 10 cfs13.30 ft | 8.6 cfs | Normal60th percentile · 105 yr record |
| Pequest Rivernear Lake Hopatcong Adventure Company | 9.9 cfs2.48 ft | 13 cfs | Normal39th percentile · 87 yr record |
| Shark Rivernear The Endless SUP Company @ L Street Beach | 9.8 cfs1.50 ft | 4.8 cfs | Above normal80th percentile · 59 yr record |
| Pequannock Rivernear Lake Hopatcong Adventure Company | 9.6 cfs3.09 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Deep Runnear Griggstown Canoe And Kayak Rental | 9.0 cfs6.84 ft | 4.0 cfs | Above normal75th percentile · 26 yr record |
| Whippany Rivernear Lake Hopatcong Adventure Company | 8.7 cfs2.29 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| Cruser Brooknear Griggstown Canoe And Kayak Rental | 1.6 cfs2.97 ft | 0.9 cfs | Normal66th percentile · 45 yr record |
| Green Brooknear Griggstown Canoe And Kayak Rental | 1.5 cfs1.80 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
| West Branch Middle Brooknear Griggstown Canoe And Kayak Rental | 0.5 cfs2.04 ft | Not recorded | No historical record |
Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, updated hourly. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether a run is safe: check the class, the hazards, and a current local report before you put on.
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