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Wallkill River near West Milford, NJ

River24.0 mi

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Around Wallkill River

Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildl…5.1 miVanderbilt Mansion National Historic…13 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Wallkill River is a 24.0 mile river near Greenwood Lake Boat Rentals in New Jersey. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wallkill River at Gardiner NY (site 01371500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1925 to 2026

Wallkill River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,680 cfs, and lowest in September, at 167 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 25,200 cfs, in 1955.

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Typical flow by month at Wallkill River at Gardiner NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January780480 to 1,540
February936547 to 1,700
March1,6801,060 to 2,870
April1,365868 to 2,360
May813503 to 1,370
June411237 to 783
July221122 to 475
August17889 to 426
September16781 to 399
October217121 to 634
November594267 to 1,155
December823438 to 1,640

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 102 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wallkill River at Gardiner NY (site 01371500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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