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East Branch Delaware River at Harvard

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

68

Mixed weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:45:00 GMT.

Page checked: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:59:11 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near East Branch Delaware River at Harvard
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Spring evening sunlight on confluence of Beaver Kill and East Branch Delaware River, East Branch, NY.jpg by Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

9 mph

gusting to 21 mph

Air temp

46°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

126 cfs

low for this date

Weather outlook

Wednesday · 86

  • Sun

    56

  • Mon

    26

  • Tue

    62

  • Wed

    86

    Best

  • Thu

    23

  • Fri

    29

  • Sat

    22

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
10a922
11a922
12p921
1p919
2p820
3p717
4p617
5p58
6p58
7p59
8p49
9p511

Is this flow normal for November 8?

Today's 126 cfs is 42% below the median for this date — which counts as low water here.

The median flow on this date is 218 cfs, across 71 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 9 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-5
  • Gusts — Gusting to 21 mph — 13 mph over sustained-6
  • Cold — 46°F air temperature — cool weather; water temperature is not measured-21

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

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