Passaic River at Pine Brook, NJ
River level and flood forecast · Morris County
The river is 2.4 ft below flood stage (19 ft).
Forecast to fall to 14.9 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 2 PM.
Flow: 937 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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 | 21 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 19 ft |
| Action stage | 18 ft |
| Record crest (August 30, 2011) | 24.12 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 22 ftFlooding stretches up to the southern portions on Montville. Lower Hook Mountain Road is subject to closures.
- 21 ftWidespread flooding in Fairfield, including Bloomfield Avenue. Residences between Route 80 and Route 46 flood. Route 46 East in Wayne is shut down. Commercial properties on Bloomfield Avenue in West Caldwell are flooded.
- 20.5 ftBloomfield Avenue in West Caldwell floods. Matt Drive, Brook Street and Oak Road in Fairfield are flooded and subject to closures.
- 20 ftEagle Rock Avenue in Roseland is subject to flooding. Camp Lane Road, River Edge Drive and Broadway Lane in Fairfield are flooded. Stewart Place is closed.
- 19.5 ftHorseneck Road in Fairfield is subject to flooding and closures.
- 19 ftStreet flooding begins in Fairfield including Camp Lane Road. Two Bridges Road is closed going into Lincoln Park and Wayne.
Highest crests on record
- 24.12 ft — August 30, 2011
- 23.2 ft — October 10, 1903
- 22.9 ft — April 7, 1984
- 22.32 ft — March 16, 2010
- 22.32 ft — April 18, 2007
Recent crests: 21.04 ft (January 12, 2024) · 19.86 ft (December 29, 2023) · 21.52 ft (December 20, 2023) · 19.84 ft (May 4, 2023) · 20.11 ft (April 9, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamPassaic River at Chatham, NJ
- DownstreamPassaic River at Singac, NJ
- Whippany River at Pine Brook, NJ
- Beaver Dam Brook at Lincoln Park, NJ
- Rockaway River at Boonton below reservoir, NJ
- Peckman River at Verona, NJ
- Passaic River above Beatties Dam, NJ
- Passaic River at Little Falls, NJ
- Rockaway River at Boonton above reservoir, NJ
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PINN4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.