About this river
Musconetcong River is a 7.2 mile river near Lake Hopatcong Adventure Company in New Jersey. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Musconetcong River at outlet of Lake Hopatcong NJ (site 01455500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1928 to 2026
Musconetcong River typically runs highest in December, at a median 48 cfs, and lowest in August, at 12 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 744 cfs, in 2011.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39 | 20 to 84 | |
| February | 34 | 19 to 64 | |
| March | 16 | 11 to 47 | |
| April | 31 | 12 to 69 | |
| May | 35 | 13 to 62 | |
| June | 17 | 12 to 40 | |
| July | 13 | 11 to 26 | |
| August | 12 | 11 to 22 | |
| September | 29 | 12 to 40 | |
| October | 30 | 12 to 54 | |
| November | 35 | 26 to 94 | |
| December | 48 | 28 to 114 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 71 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Musconetcong River at outlet of Lake Hopatcong NJ (site 01455500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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