Delaware River at Belvidere, NJ
River level and flood forecast · Warren County
The river is 17.2 ft below flood stage (22 ft).
Forecast to rise to 5.2 ft Tue 2 PM, below the 22 ft flood stage.
Flow: 5,230 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 3:01 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 25 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 24 ft |
| Flood stage | 22 ft |
| Action stage | 18.5 ft |
| Record crest (August 19, 1955) | 30.21 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 30.6 ftThe Belvidere-Riverton Bridge surface floods.
- 23 ftApproach roads to the Belvidere-Riverton Bridge in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania begin to flood. On the New Jersey side, Water Street begins to flood and in Pennsylvania, Martins Creek Belvidere Highway takes on water.
- 20 ftBackwater from the Delaware River cause problems in the town of Belvidere along the Pequest River.
- 19 ftRiver Road is flooded in Lopatcong Township.
- 18.5 ftHutchinson River Road in Harmony Township takes on water.
- 14 ftLow lying areas downstream in Hutchinson and Brainards begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 30.21 ft — August 19, 1955
- 28.6 ft — October 10, 1903
- 27.24 ft — April 4, 2005
- 27.16 ft — June 29, 2006
- 25 ft — March 19, 1936
Recent crests: 18.55 ft (April 9, 2022) · 17.7 ft (September 2, 2021) · 17.88 ft (December 26, 2020) · 13.51 ft (April 7, 2017) · 13.46 ft (February 26, 2016)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamDelaware River at Tocks Island, NJ
- DownstreamDelaware River at Easton, NJ
- Beaver Brook at Belvidere, NJ
- Pequest River at Pequest, NJ
- Musconetcong River at Bloomsbury, NJ
- Yards Creek near Blairstown, NJ
- Spruce Run at Glen Gardner, NJ
- Brodhead Creek at Minisink Hills, PA
- Paulins Kill at Blairstown, NJ
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BVDN4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.