Big Brook at Marlboro, NJ

River level and flood forecast · Monmouth County

Normal9.7 ftas of Tue 4:20 AM

Flow: 10 cubic feet per second (USGS).

River camera

Big Brook at Marlboro, NJ: the newest picture from the USGS camera
Taken Tue 4 AM
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Camera by the U.S. Geological Survey. Most take a picture every hour, some every few minutes; many stop at night.

The last 7 days and the forecast

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NWS forecast issued Mon, Jan 1, 12 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

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Flood stages

Action stage17 ft
Record crest (September 20, 1989)20.16 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 17 ftWater overtops banks and floods adjacent floodplain.

Highest crests on record

  1. 20.16 ft — September 20, 1989
  2. 19.7 ft — August 28, 2011
  3. 19.24 ft — August 6, 1990
  4. 19.14 ft — March 4, 1991
  5. 18.91 ft — September 1, 2021

Recent crests: 18.91 ft (September 1, 2021) · 18.46 ft (May 1, 2014) · 18.7 ft (December 27, 2012) · 19.7 ft (August 28, 2011) · 18.38 ft (March 9, 1998)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BBMN4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.