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Driftwood Water Adventures. Tyler State Park and Falls Park.

Delaware River near Driftwood Water Adventures. Tyler State Park and Falls Park.

River17.6 mi
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About this river

Delaware River is a 17.6 mile river near Driftwood Water Adventures. Tyler State Park and Falls Park. in Pennsylvania. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Delaware River at Trenton NJ (site 01463500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1913 to 2025

Delaware River typically runs highest in April, at a median 18,850 cfs, and lowest in September, at 4,035 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 279,000 cfs, in 1955.

Typical flow by month at Delaware River at Trenton NJ, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January9,8806,140 to 15,900
February9,8606,830 to 15,500
March16,90011,800 to 24,900
April18,85012,150 to 27,550
May11,8008,330 to 17,100
June7,0104,895 to 11,300
July5,0903,660 to 7,820
August4,4603,150 to 7,200
September4,0352,940 to 6,180
October4,3603,190 to 8,150
November7,5004,200 to 13,300
December9,8606,250 to 16,900

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 112 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Delaware River at Trenton NJ (site 01463500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Delaware River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Station AvenueDelaware RiverPublic
  • Neshaminy State Park MarinaDelaware RiverPublic
  • Neshaminy State ParkDelaware RiverPublic
  • Burlington MunicipalAssicunk CreekPublic
  • Florence MunicipalDelaware RiverPublic
  • Levittown LakeLevittown LakePublic
  • Ross Marine Service, TrentonDelaware RiverPublic
  • Capital City, TrentonDelaware RiverPublic
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