Water report · West Branch Delaware River
Running normal for mid October. Above 42% of past October 12s on record.
Updated 6:45 PM UTC, Oct 12
252 cfs puts West Branch Delaware River in the 42nd percentile for October 12, against 74 years of record.
The median for this date is 335 cfs, and half of all October 12s on record fell between 79.0 and 874.
Over the last 7 days, West Branch Delaware River ran between 516 and 568 cfs, lowest on Aug 6 and highest on Aug 11.
That is 47.0 cfs higher than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, West Branch Delaware River ran between 506 and 685 cfs, lowest on Jul 20 and highest on Jul 14.
That is 122 cfs lower than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, West Branch Delaware River ran between 440 and 1,080 cfs, lowest on May 21 and highest on May 15.
That is 517 cfs lower than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, West Branch Delaware River ran between 132 and 2,890 cfs, lowest on Oct 31 and highest on Apr 3.
That is 69.0 cfs lower than on Oct 11.
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 01425000, WEST BRANCH DELAWARE RIVER AT STILESVILLE NY, 1.4 miles from the center of West Branch Delaware River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 01425000, WEST BRANCH DELAWARE RIVER AT STILESVILLE NY, 1.4 miles from the center of West Branch Delaware River. It reports gage height, water temperature and discharge. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
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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