Maurice River at Norma, NJ
River level and flood forecast · Salem County
The river is 1.0 ft below flood stage (4 ft).
Flow: 188 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the 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 stage | 7 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 5 ft |
| Flood stage | 4 ft |
| Action stage | 3.5 ft |
| Record crest (September 2, 1940) | 8.72 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 7.5 ftWest Sherman Avenue is subject to closures between Morton Avenue (CR 634) and Route 55 due to flooding at the Maurice River Bridge. West Garden Road is also closed from Gershal Avenue (CR 638) to Route 55 due to flooding.
- 7 ftAlmond Road is subject to closures between Gershal Avenue (Salem County Route 638) and the Maurice River PArkway due to flooding.
- 6 ftRiverside Drive in Vineland begins to flood.
- 5 ftFirst floor residential flooding begins in Vineland.
- 4 ftSeveral homes in Vineland, with their backyards adjacent to the river, begin to take on water.
- 3.8 ftFlooding begins in adjacent open fields and backyards in Vineland.
Highest crests on record
- 8.72 ft — September 2, 1940
- 7.72 ft — August 29, 2011
- 5.83 ft — April 17, 2007
- 5.8 ft — April 17, 2007
- 5.3 ft — September 8, 1935
Recent crests: 4.16 ft (August 9, 2020) · 4.26 ft (November 27, 2018) · 4.08 ft (September 13, 2018) · 4.59 ft (May 3, 2014) · 7.72 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 (NORN4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.