Musconetcong River in New Jersey

Trip Overview

Nice day to float down this section of water. Took about 50 minutes. River was the lowest that I would recommend floating it unless you like dragging bottom. USGS gage at a point below the section I floated said today was about 670 cfm and 3 feet high.

I've run this section when it was about 2 feet higher, and it was much more fun (but not recommended for beginners, couple of strainers that could get you into trouble with the fast water).

Follow this link for a video of a short section of the river from today's trip:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4cJw7gF7FY

Accommodations:

Gravel parking and rental toilet at put in; small area for parking at take out.

Fees:

No

Directions:

From Rte 46 in Hackettstown, take Willow Grove St North which turns into Waterloo Rd (follow the signs to the hospital). Put in is a few miles on the right hand side of the road (you can see the spillway/dam). Take out is Union Cemetery across the street from Hot Bagels Abroad.

Resources:

Follow this link for current river data:
waterdata.usgs.gov/nj/nwis/uv/?site_no=01457000&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060