Passaic River at Pine Brook NJ

Morris County, New Jersey · USGS 01381900

Latest observation

What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Passaic River at its USGS monitoring location in Morris County; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.

How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)

How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.

Gauge height (ft)

The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.

24-hour change

How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.

Historical median

The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.

River Pulse

Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.

NOAA flood stage

Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.

Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.

RIVER PULSE

Above historical median · Rising

Flow vs typicalHigh

Streamflow is currently 282 ft³/s, 49% above the historical median for this date. Flow has risen 109 CFS over the past 24 hours.

USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 190 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

How trends & context are calculated →
NOAA flood-stage status:Below action stage
Current 13 ft · 5 ft below action stage · Flood stage 19 ft
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 26 · dates shown in UTC · 30 observations

Look at the data (30 rows)
Displayed USGS daily mean streamflow observations
Date (UTC)Daily mean
Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM628 CFS
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM573 CFS
Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM456 CFS
Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM353 CFS
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM334 CFS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM627 CFS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM669 CFS
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM663 CFS
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM622 CFS
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM497 CFS
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM373 CFS
Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM280 CFS
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM225 CFS
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM202 CFS
Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM177 CFS
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM157 CFS
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM941 CFS
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM1,360 CFS
Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM1,300 CFS
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM1,070 CFS
Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM866 CFS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM694 CFS
Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM515 CFS
Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM409 CFS
Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM367 CFS
Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM290 CFS
Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM241 CFS
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM205 CFS
Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM184 CFS
Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 AM201 CFS
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: Morris County
Drainage area: 349 mi²
Current measurements: 2
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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LIVE RIVER CONDITIONS
Passaic River at Pine Brook NJUSGS 01381900
STREAMFLOW282 ft³/s
GAUGE HEIGHT12.98 ft