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South Branch Raritan River at Stanton NJ

RARITAN TOWNSHIP, NJ40.5722°N, -74.8681°W Updated 10 hr ago
FLOW RATE
286cfs
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR
286cfs 47.3% vs avg
Optimal band: 83113 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
1,259cfs
PERIOD LOW
46cfs
RUNNABLE
24%
last 1 year 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 23.18 in).

YTD Total

22.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

23.2in

30-yr average

Typical Range

18.4–29.2in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-4%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.72" · normal 3.37" (2.0–5.0)
Jan
Feb: 1.54" · normal 3.02" (1.9–5.0)
Feb
Mar: 4.25" · normal 4.19" (2.2–6.5)
Mar
Apr: 2.85" · normal 3.74" (2.1–5.9)
Apr
May: 2.99" · normal 3.68" (1.7–5.4)
May
Jun: 3.95" · normal 4.35" (2.3–7.5)
Jun
Jul: 3.86" (so far)· normal 4.43" (2.2–7.1)
Jul
Aug: normal 4.18" (1.3–7.2)
Aug
Sep: normal 4.31" (1.6–7.0)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.84" (1.6–6.2)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.07" (1.3–4.6)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.97" (1.9–5.8)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:47 AM
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40.5722, -74.8681
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 00:00 UTC
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