About this river
North Branch Metedeconk River is a 2.9 mile river near Paddle Out in New Jersey. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge North Branch Metedeconk River near Lakewood NJ (site 01408120). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1973 to 2026
North Branch Metedeconk River typically runs highest in March, at a median 65 cfs, and lowest in September, at 27 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,690 cfs, in 2011.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56 | 41 to 83 | |
| February | 59 | 46 to 83 | |
| March | 65 | 47 to 100 | |
| April | 63 | 47 to 91 | |
| May | 52 | 38 to 70 | |
| June | 36 | 27 to 56 | |
| July | 30 | 22 to 47 | |
| August | 28 | 21 to 43 | |
| September | 27 | 19 to 42 | |
| October | 32 | 23 to 48 | |
| November | 41 | 32 to 63 | |
| December | 53 | 36 to 87 |
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 53 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for North Branch Metedeconk River near Lakewood NJ (site 01408120). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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