Elizabeth River at Ursino Lake at Elizabeth NJ

USGS Site No: 01393450 • Elizabeth River • Union County, NJ

Elizabeth River at Ursino Lake at Elizabeth NJ on the Elizabeth River is currently at 9 cfs (Normal — 46th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 13.26 ft.

Reading from

9
CFS Discharge
13.26
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 5
25th Low threshold 7
50th (Median) Normal (median) 9 Today: 9 cfs
75th High threshold 19
95th Very High threshold 180

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

386 193 0 cfs Apr 7 May 29
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 29, 2026 9 —
May 28, 2026 10 —
May 27, 2026 12 —
May 26, 2026 17 —
May 25, 2026 41 —
May 24, 2026 172 —
May 23, 2026 46 —
May 22, 2026 9 —
May 21, 2026 13 —
May 20, 2026 12 —
May 19, 2026 9 —
May 18, 2026 8 —
May 17, 2026 9 —
May 16, 2026 9 —
May 15, 2026 9 —
Apr 21, 2026 9 —
Apr 20, 2026 10 —
Apr 19, 2026 10 —
Apr 18, 2026 11 —
Apr 17, 2026 21 —
Apr 16, 2026 12 —
Apr 15, 2026 11 —
Apr 14, 2026 11 —
Apr 13, 2026 11 —
Apr 12, 2026 11 —
Apr 11, 2026 11 —
Apr 10, 2026 11 —
Apr 9, 2026 11 —
Apr 8, 2026 11 —
Apr 7, 2026 13 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01393450
State
NJ
County
Union County
Coordinates
40.6750, -74.2219
Drainage Area
17 mi²
Datum (ft)
0.0
HUC Code
02030104
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
471 cfs
Jul 14, 2025
Min discharge
5 cfs
Oct 1, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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