South Branch Raritan River Near High Bridge NJ

USGS Site No: 01396500South Branch Raritan River • Hunterdon County, NJ

South Branch Raritan River Near High Bridge NJ on the South Branch Raritan River is currently at 46 cfs (Low — 11th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 5.91 ft.

Reading from

46
CFS Discharge
5.91
Gage Height (ft)
Low
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 45
25th Low threshold 59 Today: 46 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 77
75th High threshold 110
95th Very High threshold 171

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.

772 386 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 47
May 28, 2026 53
May 27, 2026 62
May 26, 2026 84
May 25, 2026 123
May 24, 2026 145
May 23, 2026 46
May 22, 2026 47
May 21, 2026 45
May 20, 2026 43
May 19, 2026 45
May 18, 2026 48
May 17, 2026 50
May 16, 2026 52
May 15, 2026 56
Apr 21, 2026 59
Apr 20, 2026 62
Apr 19, 2026 63
Apr 18, 2026 64
Apr 17, 2026 67
Apr 16, 2026 72
Apr 15, 2026 74
Apr 14, 2026 70
Apr 13, 2026 71
Apr 12, 2026 73
Apr 11, 2026 75
Apr 10, 2026 77
Apr 9, 2026 79
Apr 8, 2026 84
Apr 7, 2026 95

Station Information

USGS Site No
01396500
State
NJ
Coordinates
40.6778, -74.8792
Drainage Area
65 mi²
Datum (ft)
282.1
HUC Code
02030105
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
9.0 ft
Flood Stage
10.0 ft
Moderate Flood
12.0 ft
Major Flood
14.0 ft

Currently 4.09 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
938 cfs
May 31, 2025
Min discharge
23 cfs
Oct 7, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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