North Branch Rancocas Creek at Pemberton, NJ
River level and flood forecast · Burlington County
The river is 0.5 ft below flood stage (2.5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 2.0 ft through Thu, Oct 15, 2 PM.
Flow: 236 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 3:02 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 4.2 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 3.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 2.5 ft |
| Action stage | 2.3 ft |
| Record crest (August 29, 2011) | 4.91 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 4.2 ftHomes along Lee Street, Joe Road, Jill Court, and Mae Avenue take on water. Residents along Old Georges Lane and Rancocas Trail are subject to evacuations.
- 3.5 ftLee Street, Joe Road, and Jill Court in Southampton are subject to evacuations. Old Georges Lane, Rancocas Trail in the Ewansville section of Southampton are also flooded as is Mae Avenue. The flooding in Eastampton spreads to West Railroad Avenue.
- 2.5 ftSome minor flooding begins in Eastampton along Rustic, Peninsula, and Paducah Roads. Lee Street, Joe Road, and Jill Court in Southampton also begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 4.91 ft — August 29, 2011
- 4.45 ft — June 20, 2019
- 4.23 ft — August 21, 1939
- 4.2 ft — July 14, 2004
- 4.18 ft — August 28, 1971
Recent crests: 2.56 ft (January 11, 2024) · 2.83 ft (December 19, 2023) · 2.52 ft (August 24, 2021) · 4.45 ft (June 20, 2019) · 3.03 ft (November 27, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamNorth Branch Rancocas Creek at Iron Works Park Mount Holly, NJ
- Greenwood Branch at New Lisbon, NJ
- South Branch Rancocas Creek at Vincentown, NJ
- Southwest Branch Rancocas Creek at Medford, NJ
- McDonalds Branch at McDonald's Branch, NJ
- Crosswicks Creek at Extonville, NJ
- South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill, NJ
- Assunpink Creek at Trenton, NJ
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PEBN4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.