Flat Brook above Flatbrookville, NJ

River level and flood forecast · Sussex County

Normal2.6 ftas of Mon 11 PM

The river is 3.4 ft below flood stage (6 ft).

Flow: 133 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

02468WedThuFriSatSunMonTueAction 5 ftFlood 6 ftModerate 7 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS 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 stage9 ft
Moderate flood stage7 ft
Flood stage6 ft
Action stage5 ft
Record crest (August 28, 2011)12.9 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 12.9 ft — August 28, 2011
  2. 12.58 ft — August 19, 1955
  3. 9.52 ft — April 16, 1983
  4. 9.27 ft — April 16, 2007
  5. 8.56 ft — December 21, 1973

Recent crests: 6.77 ft (December 19, 2023) · 7.68 ft (April 8, 2022) · 7.75 ft (September 2, 2021) · 6.9 ft (December 25, 2020) · 12.9 ft (August 28, 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 (FLAN4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.