Cohansey River at Seeley, NJ

River level and flood forecast · Cumberland County

Normal3.4 ftas of Tue 5:15 AM

The river is 2.6 ft below flood stage (6 ft).

Flow: 37 cubic feet per second (USGS).

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

Major flood stage10 ft
Moderate flood stage8 ft
Flood stage6 ft
Action stage5 ft
Record crest (August 14, 2011)10.61 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 10 ftBeals Mill Road and West Deerfield Road in Upper Deerfield Township are subject to flooding and closures.
  • 8 ftFlooding expands on County Route 704 (Silver Lake Road).
  • 6 ftCounty Route 704 (Silver Lake Road) in Upper Deerfield Township floods and is subject to closure.

Highest crests on record

  1. 10.61 ft — August 14, 2011
  2. 8.5 ft — June 21, 1983
  3. 7.11 ft — June 13, 2012
  4. 6.84 ft — February 25, 1979
  5. 6.6 ft — July 24, 2017

Recent crests: 6.17 ft (December 18, 2023) · 6.46 ft (July 2, 2021) · 6.31 ft (August 4, 2020) · 6.6 ft (July 24, 2017) · 6.55 ft (June 8, 2013)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SEEN4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.