About this river
Shark River is a 1.9 mile stream near Miss Belmar in New Jersey. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Shark River near Neptune City NJ (site 01407705). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1967 to 2025
Shark River typically runs highest in March, at a median 16 cfs, and lowest in July, at 5.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,130 cfs, in 2011.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13 | 7.7 to 21 | |
| February | 14 | 8.3 to 20 | |
| March | 16 | 9.7 to 25 | |
| April | 15 | 9.4 to 23 | |
| May | 11 | 5.8 to 18 | |
| June | 6.0 | 3.8 to 11 | |
| July | 5.4 | 3.5 to 8.9 | |
| August | 6.2 | 3.6 to 9.8 | |
| September | 5.4 | 3.4 to 8.3 | |
| October | 6.2 | 3.6 to 11 | |
| November | 8.3 | 4.8 to 15 | |
| December | 11 | 5.8 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 59 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Shark River near Neptune City NJ (site 01407705). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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