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North Branch Rancocas Creek near Shamong, NJ

River27.8 mi
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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

North Branch Rancocas Creek is a 27.8 mile river near Pinelands Adventures in New Jersey. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge North Branch Rancocas Creek at Pemberton NJ (site 01467000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1922 to 2026

North Branch Rancocas Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 216 cfs, and lowest in September, at 78 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,290 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at North Branch Rancocas Creek at Pemberton NJ, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January176126 to 239
February192145 to 252
March216158 to 293
April202146 to 291
May163117 to 219
June10881 to 163
July8461 to 134
August8557 to 138
September7854 to 121
October8864 to 136
November12087 to 179
December147102 to 212

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 105 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for North Branch Rancocas Creek at Pemberton NJ (site 01467000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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