Pompton River at Pompton Plains, NJ
River level and flood forecast · Morris County
The river is 6.6 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
Forecast to fall to 8.3 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 2 PM.
Flow: 706 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 | 19 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 18 ft |
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 13 ft |
| Record crest (August 29, 2011) | 25.24 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 26 ftFlooding spreads west to near the Newark-Pompton Turnpike.
- 24 ftPortions of the railroad tracks are flooded.
- 22 ftWater spreads west of the railroad tracks by going underneath them.
- 21 ftFlooding occurs across a large area from Jackson Avenue on the north and Riverside Drive on the south between the railroad tracks and the river.
- 20 ftVillage section of Pompton Plains begins to flood.
- 19 ftWidespread flooding occurs in low lying areas of Wayne, Pequannock and Pompton Lakes.
- 18.5 ftRoute 23, North and South, is impassable and closed.
- 18 ftPequannock Avenue at Shady Street becomes impassable and blocks Roosevelt and Shady Streets. Oakwood at Shady Street becomes impassable. The first evacuations begin. Flooding occurs on West View Road and the Lower Riverview community areas of Wayne.
- 17 ftPequannock Avenue at Roosevelt Street becomes impassable. Route 23 exit ramp at Alexander Avenue becomes impassable.
- 16 ftResidences on Pequannock Avenue along the river between Madison and Shady streets become surrounded by water. Businesses along Route 23 north begin to flood.
- 12 ftThe first flooding begins in the area of River Road and Harrison Street.
Highest crests on record
- 25.24 ft — August 29, 2011
- 24.47 ft — April 6, 1984
- 22.77 ft — March 14, 2010
- 22.18 ft — May 30, 1968
- 22.11 ft — March 12, 2011
Recent crests: 20.38 ft (January 10, 2024) · 21.21 ft (December 19, 2023) · 16.24 ft (April 8, 2022) · 19.58 ft (September 2, 2021) · 16.35 ft (August 23, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PPPN4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.