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ELIZABETH RIVER

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Elizabeth River at Ursino Lake at Elizabeth NJ

ELIZABETH, NJ40.6750°N, -74.2219°W Updated 6 hr ago

FLOW RATE

51cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

51cfs

Optimal band: 9–12 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

320cfs

PERIOD LOW

5cfs

RUNNABLE

35%

last 1 year in band

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Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

22.1in

≈ normal

22.08 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 24.23 in).

YTD Total

22.1in

This year so far

Normal to Date

24.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

20.0–29.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-9%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.67" · normal 3.39" (2.1–5.1)

Jan

Feb: 2.01" · normal 3.10" (1.9–5.1)

Feb

Mar: 4.64" · normal 4.30" (2.1–6.4)

Mar

Apr: 2.34" · normal 3.75" (1.9–5.5)

Apr

May: 3.75" · normal 3.61" (1.8–5.2)

May

Jun: 3.37" · normal 4.14" (2.1–7.4)

Jun

Jul: 3.30" (so far)· normal 4.22" (2.2–6.1)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.17" (1.6–6.9)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.21" (1.3–6.7)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.96" (1.3–5.9)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.15" (1.4–4.6)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.07" (1.9–5.9)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:31 UTC

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Station Location

40.6750, -74.2219

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-16 00:00 UTC

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