Saddle River at Lodi, NJ
River level and flood forecast · Bergen County
The river is 2.9 ft below flood stage (5.5 ft).
Forecast to fall to 2.3 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 2 PM.
Flow: 185 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 | 8 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 7 ft |
| Flood stage | 5.5 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (September 16, 1999) | 13.94 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13 ftAvenue E to Central Avenue on Main Street closed due to flooding. Voto Tedesco park under water by Lodi DPW.
- 12 ftFlooding along Passaic Street. Impassable.
- 11 ftMain Street between Church Street and Union Street closed due to flooding. Water in the basement of Washington Elementary School.
- 10.5 ftFlooding at Anna Belli Field and apartments across the way. Flooding along Sprout Brook.
- 10 ftBasement flooding in Boys and Girls Club. Flooding along the local bridge and flooding into houses along baseball field. Flooding also at Rochelle Park Swim Club, pool and courts totally flooded.
- 9 ftBuilding Complex parking lot along Main Street completely flooded. Flooding at Superstar Auto Collision LLC. Flooding at the T-Mobile store and the senior housing complex as well as flooding along Route 46 by John Street.
- 8.5 ftFlooding at Washington Elementary School next to Main Street. Water begins to overflow into the parking lot at Felician College.
- 8 ftBoys and Girls Club flooded. Saddle Brook flooding roads near Rochelle Park Swim Club. Flooding across the entire parking lot at the Municipal Building in Rochelle Park.
- 7.5 ftWater begins to go up the stairs of the Boys and Girls Club.
- 7 ftFlooding in parking lots at the Building Complex along Main Street. Flooding at the back parking lot of CVS, LA Fitness and Fire House.
- 6.5 ftFlooding begins at the Municipal Building in Rochelle Park parking lot.
- 6 ftFlooding on the Boys and Girls Club parking lot. Flooding begins at the parking lot of the Portuguese American Club. Flooding starts at the intersection of Kimming Avenue adn Borig Place. Flooding also begins at the parking lot at the Municipal building in Rochelle Park. Saddle Brook along Rochelle Park Swim Club water is overflowing.
- 5.5 ftSaddle River begins to overflow into the back parking lot of the Boys and Girls club.
Highest crests on record
- 13.94 ft — September 16, 1999
- 13.5 ft — August 28, 2011
- 12.99 ft — April 16, 2007
- 12.57 ft — September 2, 2021
- 12.36 ft — November 9, 1977
Recent crests: 8.99 ft (April 8, 2022) · 12.57 ft (September 2, 2021) · 13.5 ft (August 28, 2011) · 9.66 ft (April 17, 2011) · 9.49 ft (March 11, 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 (LODN4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.