Around here
Around Saint Jones River
- John Dickinson Plantation Visitor CenterVisitor center5 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Delaware National Estuarine Research ReserveRecreation area7.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Bombay Hook National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area13.4 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Prime Hook National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area18.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov Ā· Source: USGS GNIS Ā· Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Saint Jones River is a 25.1 mile river near Quest Kayak in Delaware. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge ST Jones River at Dover, DE (site 01483700). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1958 to 2025
Saint Jones River typically runs highest in March, at a median 51 cfs, and lowest in September, at 7.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,910 cfs, in 2011.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 35 | 22 to 60 |
| February | 44 | 28 to 73 |
| March | 51 | 32 to 84 |
| April | 42 | 26 to 70 |
| May | 23 | 14 to 39 |
| June | 13 | 6.8 to 27 |
| July | 8.8 | 4.6 to 19 |
| August | 7.6 | 3.6 to 20 |
| September | 7.0 | 3.3 to 18 |
| October | 9.9 | 4.3 to 24 |
| November | 16 | 9.7 to 35 |
| December | 26 | 15 to 53 |
Typical is the median of each monthās daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 67 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for ST Jones River at Dover, DE (site 01483700). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Saint Jones River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Scottons LandingSaint Jones RiverPublic
- Lebanon LandingSaint Jones RiverPublic
- Moores LakeIsaac BranchPublic
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