South Branch Rockaway River at Whitehouse Station, NJ

River level and flood forecast · Hunterdon County

Normal2.0 ftas of Tue 1 AM

Flow: 15 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

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Flood stages

Action stage6 ft
Record crest (July 7, 1984)15.89 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 15.89 ft — July 7, 1984
  2. 10.68 ft — September 16, 1999
  3. 9.56 ft — August 28, 2011
  4. 9.5 ft — October 19, 1996
  5. 8.76 ft — August 2, 2009

Recent crests: 8.73 ft (April 30, 2014) · 9.56 ft (August 28, 2011) · 8.52 ft (March 13, 2010) · 8.76 ft (August 2, 2009) · 8.2 ft (April 16, 2007)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WHTN4); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.