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Middle Brook near Princeton, NJ

River2.4 mi
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Around Middle Brook

0.5 mi

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

About this river

Middle Brook is a 2.4 mile river near Griggstown Canoe And Kayak Rental in New Jersey. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Raritan River below Calco Dam at Bound Brook NJ (site 01403060). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1903 to 2026

Middle Brook typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,390 cfs, and lowest in September, at 262 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 64,500 cfs, in 2021.

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Typical flow by month at Raritan River below Calco Dam at Bound Brook NJ, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January930555 to 1,710
February1,060655 to 1,790
March1,390900 to 2,280
April1,135686 to 1,925
May720461 to 1,390
June411238 to 721
July315179 to 619
August294179 to 608
September262171 to 504
October272175 to 562
November454236 to 1,060
December855474 to 1,740

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 87 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Raritan River below Calco Dam at Bound Brook NJ (site 01403060). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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