About this river
Elizabeth River is a 3.3 mile stream near Misty Morn Fishing Boat in New Jersey. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Elizabeth River at Ursino Lake at Elizabeth NJ (site 01393450). The mapped line runs from 40.6760, -74.2238 to 40.6431, -74.1998. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1922 to 2026
Elizabeth River typically runs highest in March, at a median 17 cfs, and lowest in October, at 8.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,830 cfs, in 2011.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12 | 9.0 to 19 | |
| February | 14 | 10 to 24 | |
| March | 17 | 12 to 30 | |
| April | 15 | 11 to 26 | |
| May | 14 | 10 to 24 | |
| June | 12 | 9.3 to 21 | |
| July | 11 | 7.7 to 20 | |
| August | 10 | 7.1 to 18 | |
| September | 9.2 | 6.5 to 16 | |
| October | 8.6 | 6.4 to 14 | |
| November | 9.8 | 6.9 to 17 | |
| December | 11 | 7.9 to 20 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 105 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Elizabeth River at Ursino Lake at Elizabeth NJ (site 01393450). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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