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South Branch
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SOUTH BRANCH
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South Branch Raritan River near High Bridge NJ

NEW JERSEY40.6778°N, -74.8792°W Updated 12 hr ago
FLOW RATE
127cfs
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
127cfs 16.0% vs avg
Optimal band: 3141 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
228cfs
PERIOD LOW
27cfs
RUNNABLE
38%
last 7 day in band
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

22.2in

≈ normal

22.16 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 23.6 in).

YTD Total

22.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

23.6in

30-yr average

Typical Range

18.6–30.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-6%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.60" · normal 3.56" (2.2–5.4)
Jan
Feb: 1.46" · normal 3.07" (1.9–4.9)
Feb
Mar: 4.64" · normal 4.18" (2.3–6.4)
Mar
Apr: 2.59" · normal 3.86" (2.0–6.0)
Apr
May: 3.08" · normal 3.76" (1.7–5.8)
May
Jun: 4.20" · normal 4.33" (2.2–7.2)
Jun
Jul: 3.60" (so far)· normal 4.06" (1.9–7.0)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.91" (1.2–6.1)
Aug
Sep: normal 4.46" (1.3–7.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 4.13" (1.6–6.4)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.28" (1.4–4.8)
Nov
Dec: normal 4.08" (2.0–5.9)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:01 AM
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40.6778, -74.8792
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 00:00 UTC
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