St. Jones River at Dover, DE
River level and flood forecast · Kent County
The river is 3.6 ft below flood stage (6.5 ft).
Flow: 26 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 10.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 8.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Action stage | 5.5 ft |
| Record crest (August 28, 2011) | 11.72 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 10.5 ftWater continues to rise in both Silver Lake and Memorial Park. Park Drive is closed. The intersections of Park Drive and East Division Street and Park Drive and Greenhill Road flood. Local businesses are significantly inundated.
- 8.5 ftFlooding fills the parking lot of Treadway Towers. Adjacent local businesses begin to flood.
- 7.5 ftWalking paths and access roads in Silver Lake Park and Memorial Park are flooded.
- 6.5 ftSilver Lake Park and Memorial Park begin to flood. The lowest parking levels at Treadway Towers begins to flood.
- 5.5 ftAdjacent open space, next to the river, begins to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 11.72 ft — August 28, 2011
- 9.45 ft — September 13, 1960
- 9.26 ft — August 26, 1958
- 8.4 ft — February 26, 1979
- 7.7 ft — October 30, 2012
Recent crests: 6.45 ft (September 30, 2016) · 7.7 ft (October 30, 2012) · 11.72 ft (August 28, 2011) · 6.42 ft (July 12, 2004) · 7.36 ft (March 22, 2000)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DVDD1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.