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Tuckahoe River near Ocean City, NJ

River15.4 mi
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Around Tuckahoe River

Ocean City Campground & Beach Cabins6.1 miOcean City's Coastal Escape RV Park6.8 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Tuckahoe River is a 15.4 mile river near DAKS Kayaks and Paddle boards in New Jersey. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Tuckahoe River at Head of River NJ (site 01411300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1970 to 2022

Tuckahoe River typically runs highest in April, at a median 54 cfs, and lowest in September, at 17 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 920 cfs, in 1997.

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Typical flow by month at Tuckahoe River at Head of River NJ, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4128 to 61
February4534 to 65
March5236 to 80
April5438 to 78
May4132 to 57
June2721 to 41
July2115 to 34
August1915 to 28
September1713 to 25
October2015 to 29
November2719 to 44
December3424 to 55

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 52 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tuckahoe River at Head of River NJ (site 01411300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Tuckahoe River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Boat at Tuckahoe Wildlife Management AreaTuckahoe RiverPublic
  • Corbin City BoatTuckahoe RiverRestricted

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