Water report · Spruce Run Reservoir
Near normal for late September, and holding this week. Above 45% of past September 23s on record.
Updated 12:45 AM UTC, Sep 23
263.14 ft puts Spruce Run Reservoir in the 45th percentile for September 23, against 13 years of record.
The median for this date is 264.57 ft, and half of all September 23s on record fell between 256.80 and 270.56.
Over the last 7 days, Spruce Run Reservoir held between 263.07 and 263.16 ft, lowest on Sep 19 and highest on Sep 17.
That is 0.02 ft lower than on Sep 17.
Over the last 30 days, Spruce Run Reservoir held between 262.06 and 263.21 ft, lowest on Aug 25 and highest on Sep 7.
That is 1.08 ft higher than on Aug 25.
Over the last 90 days, Spruce Run Reservoir held between 259.47 and 263.21 ft, lowest on Jul 27 and highest on Sep 7.
That is 1.83 ft higher than on Jun 26.
Over the last 12 months, Spruce Run Reservoir held between 249.02 and 263.21 ft, lowest on Feb 16 and highest on Sep 7.
That is 5.68 ft higher than on Sep 23.
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 01396790, Spruce Run Reservoir at Clinton NJ, 0.8 miles from the center of Spruce Run Reservoir. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Readings describe the reservoir at the gauge; a shallow arm miles upstream will not match them.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 01396790, Spruce Run Reservoir at Clinton NJ, 0.8 miles from the center 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.
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
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