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Lawrence Brook at Westons Mills

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

82

Mostly favorable

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 15:30:00 GMT.

Page checked: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:55:14 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Lawrence Brook at Westons Mills
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — 2024-04-26 15 33 31 View northeast along the Mill Pond Trail within Frank G. Helyar Woods at the Rutgers Gardens in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey.jpg by Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

11 mph

gusting to 20 mph

Air temp

56°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

52.9 cfs

high for this date

Weather outlook

Wednesday · 99

  • Sun

    68

  • Mon

    42

  • Tue

    69

  • Wed

    99

    Best

  • Thu

    50

  • Fri

    59

  • Sat

    48

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)
10a1022
11a1120
12p1322
1p1322
2p1322
3p1322
4p818
5p713
6p817
7p715
8p615
9p615

Is this flow normal for November 8?

Today's 52.9 cfs is 178% above the median for this date — which counts as high water here.

The median flow on this date is 19 cfs, across 36 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 — 11 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-12
  • Cold — 56°F air temperature — cool weather; water temperature is not measured-6

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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