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North Branch Raritan River near Lake Hopatcong Adventure Company

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About this river

North Branch Raritan River is a 1.9 mile river near Lake Hopatcong Adventure Company in New Jersey. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge North Branch Raritan River near Far Hills NJ (site 01398500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1922 to 2026

North Branch Raritan River typically runs highest in March, at a median 65 cfs, and lowest in September, at 15 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,230 cfs, in 2011.

Typical flow by month at North Branch Raritan River near Far Hills NJ, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January3926 to 62
February4430 to 65
March6545 to 93
April6245 to 94
May4635 to 68
June2921 to 44
July1913 to 31
August179.8 to 29
September158.5 to 27
October1610 to 28
November2515 to 47
December3621 to 61

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 103 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for North Branch Raritan River near Far Hills NJ (site 01398500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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