About this river
West Branch Wading River is a 5.4 mile river near Micks Canoe and Kayak Rental in New Jersey. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge West Branch Wading River near Jenkins NJ (site 01409810). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1975 to 2025
West Branch Wading River typically runs highest in April, at a median 170 cfs, and lowest in September, at 56 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,500 cfs, in 2012.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 146 | 100 to 202 | |
| February | 151 | 113 to 199 | |
| March | 154 | 112 to 255 | |
| April | 170 | 121 to 245 | |
| May | 123 | 93 to 172 | |
| June | 77 | 56 to 118 | |
| July | 62 | 47 to 102 | |
| August | 66 | 40 to 103 | |
| September | 56 | 39 to 85 | |
| October | 77 | 56 to 112 | |
| November | 90 | 66 to 141 | |
| December | 99 | 63 to 176 |
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 41 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for West Branch Wading River near Jenkins NJ (site 01409810). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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