Rahway River Near Springfield NJ

USGS Site No: 01394500Rahway River • Union County, NJ

Rahway River Near Springfield NJ on the Rahway River is currently at 12 cfs (Normal — 53th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.33 ft.

Reading from

12
CFS Discharge
1.33
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 4
25th Low threshold 7
50th (Median) Normal (median) 11
75th High threshold 16 Today: 12 cfs
95th Very High threshold 84

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.

576 288 0 cfs Apr 8 May 29
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 29, 2026 12
May 28, 2026 11
May 27, 2026 13
May 26, 2026 18
May 25, 2026 44
May 24, 2026 189
May 23, 2026 33
May 22, 2026 10
May 21, 2026 14
May 20, 2026 12
May 19, 2026 10
May 18, 2026 10
May 17, 2026 10
May 16, 2026 10
May 15, 2026 11
Apr 22, 2026 9
Apr 21, 2026 9
Apr 20, 2026 9
Apr 19, 2026 10
Apr 18, 2026 10
Apr 17, 2026 16
Apr 16, 2026 10
Apr 15, 2026 12
Apr 14, 2026 11
Apr 13, 2026 12
Apr 12, 2026 11
Apr 11, 2026 12
Apr 10, 2026 12
Apr 9, 2026 12
Apr 8, 2026 13

Station Information

USGS Site No
01394500
State
NJ
County
Union County
Coordinates
40.6875, -74.3117
Drainage Area
26 mi²
Datum (ft)
66.2
HUC Code
02030104
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
6.5 ft
Flood Stage
7.0 ft
Moderate Flood
8.5 ft
Major Flood
10.5 ft

Currently 5.67 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
533 cfs
Mar 6, 2026
Min discharge
7 cfs
Oct 9, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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