Pequannock River at Macopin, NJ
River level and flood forecast · Passaic County
The river is 2.3 ft below flood stage (5.5 ft).
Forecast to fall to 2.6 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 2 PM.
Flow: 99 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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Camera by the U.S. Geological Survey. Most take a picture every hour, some every few minutes; many stop at night.
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 | 7.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 5.5 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (March 12, 1936) | 7.75 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 7.5 ftMajor flooding occurs at the Main Street/Hamburg Turnpike intersection in Butler. Additional commercial properties are affected. Main Street in Bloomingdale, and Van Dam Street and Brandt Lane in Bloomingdale, also experience significant flooding.
- 6.5 ftBoth Main Streets in Butler and Bloomingdale flood. Several commercial properties are also flooded. The Hamburg Turnpike experiences significant flooding. Flooding expands to the east side of Bloomingdale. Sloan Park is flooded.
- 5.5 ftRoad closures begin in both Butler and Bloomingdale due to flooding.
Highest crests on record
- 7.75 ft — March 12, 1936
- 7.6 ft — August 19, 1955
- 7.42 ft — August 28, 2011
- 7.17 ft — March 11, 2011
- 6.76 ft — January 10, 2024
Recent crests: 6.76 ft (January 10, 2024) · 6.3 ft (December 18, 2023) · 5.87 ft (April 8, 2022) · 5.99 ft (September 2, 2021) · 5.85 ft (August 23, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamPequannock River at Riverdale, NJ
- Pequannock River at Green Pond Junction, NJ
- Pequannock River at Oak Ridge, NJ
- Wanaque River at Wanaque, NJ
- Ramapo River at Pompton Lakes, NJ
- Ramapo River at Pompton Lakes Dam, NJ
- Ramapo River at Lakseside Ave at Pompton Lakes, NJ
- Ramapo River at Dawes Highway at Pompton Lakes, NJ
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MCPN4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.