reservoir · New Jersey
Spruce Run Reservoir
New Jersey's hybrid-striper hotspot — herring schools get destroyed here every May.
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Water report261.62ftLow
surface elevation
Below normal for mid August, and dropping this week. Above 10% of past August 18s on record.
Spruce Run Reservoir water level right now
261.62 ft measured at Clinton Nj, 0.8 miles from the centre of this water, read at 11:45 AM on Aug 18. That is in the 10th percentile for August 18 across 13 years of record. The median for this date is 270.52 ft, and the lowest tenth of years on record sat under 261.52 ft. Water is 72°F. Last read 40 min ago.
Spruce Run Reservoir fishing records
No verified catches yet. The record book is wide open.
Recent catches
Quiet water
No catches logged here lately. First one on the board sets the pace.
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About this gauge
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 01396790, Spruce Run Reservoir at Clinton NJ, 0.8 miles from the centre of Spruce Run Reservoir. It reports water temperature and reservoir elevation. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Readings describe the reservoir at the gauge; a shallow arm miles upstream will not match them.
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