Pompton River at Pompton Plains NJ

USGS Site No: 01388500Pompton River • Passaic County, NJ

Pompton River at Pompton Plains NJ on the Pompton River is currently at 212 cfs (Normal — 51th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 8.11 ft.

Reading from

212
CFS Discharge
8.11
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 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 98
25th Low threshold 124
50th (Median) Normal (median) 207
75th High threshold 381 Today: 212 cfs
95th Very High threshold 1,160

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.

4.6k 2.3k 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 231
May 28, 2026 277
May 27, 2026 358
May 26, 2026 493
May 25, 2026 638
May 24, 2026 534
May 23, 2026 178
May 22, 2026 162
May 21, 2026 176
May 20, 2026 166
May 19, 2026 165
May 18, 2026 170
May 17, 2026 181
May 16, 2026 184
May 15, 2026 189
Apr 21, 2026 199
Apr 20, 2026 209
Apr 19, 2026 213
Apr 18, 2026 226
Apr 17, 2026 227
Apr 16, 2026 227
Apr 15, 2026 232
Apr 14, 2026 224
Apr 13, 2026 222
Apr 12, 2026 233
Apr 11, 2026 249
Apr 10, 2026 247
Apr 9, 2026 260
Apr 8, 2026 292
Apr 7, 2026 336

Station Information

USGS Site No
01388500
State
NJ
Coordinates
40.9697, -74.2819
Drainage Area
355 mi²
Datum (ft)
160.0
HUC Code
02030103
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
13.0 ft
Flood Stage
16.0 ft
Moderate Flood
18.0 ft
Major Flood
19.0 ft

Currently 7.89 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
3,440 cfs
Jun 1, 2025
Min discharge
54 cfs
Oct 5, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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