Delaware River at Easton, NJ
River level and flood forecast · Warren County
The river is 18.5 ft below flood stage (22 ft).
Forecast to fall to 2.6 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 2 PM.
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 | 30 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 26 ft |
| Flood stage | 22 ft |
| Action stage | 20 ft |
| Record crest (August 19, 1955) | 44.4 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 41 ftThe intersection of Third and Rose Streets in Phillipsburg begins to flood.
- 39 ftUnion Square in Phillipsburg is flooded.
- 38 ftApproach roads on both sides of the Northampton Street bridge flood.
- 34 ftPortions of North Delaware Drive in Easton, closest to the river, begin to flood.
- 31 ftNorth Main Street at Broad Street in Phillipsburg is flooded.
- 28 ftSawmill Street in Phillipsburg begins to flood due to a combination of Delaware River flooding and backwater effects from the Lopatcong Creek.
- 26 ftFlooding occurs in Easton up to Lehigh Drive.
- 25 ftPortions of Bushkill Drive and Route 611 are flooded due to a combination of Delaware River flooding and backwater effects on Bushkill Creek.
- 24 ftLarry Holmes Drive in Easton is subject to flooding. Riverside Way in Phillipsburg is flooded in the area of the boat ramp.
- 20 ftMinor flooding begins upstream in Harmony Station New Jersey and Sandts Eddy Pennsylvania.
- 18 ftBackwater from the Delaware causes flooding in Easton along the Lehigh River
Highest crests on record
- 44.4 ft — August 19, 1955
- 38.1 ft — October 10, 1903
- 37.2 ft — April 4, 2005
- 37.09 ft — June 29, 2006
- 33.45 ft — September 19, 2004
Recent crests: 22.64 ft (April 9, 2022) · 25.73 ft (September 2, 2021) · 22.14 ft (December 26, 2020) · 29.23 ft (September 9, 2011) · 25.15 ft (August 29, 2011)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ESTN4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.