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Minor flooding
Delaware River at Burlington (IN MLLW), NJ
- Gauge
- Tide gauge (coastal water level) · BDRN4 · NWS PHI
- Observed
- Not flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.
- Forecast
- Forecast issued · crest 9.7 ft at · below flood stage (9.3 ft) by : minor flooding
- Stages
- Flood (minor) 9.3 ft · Moderate 10.3 ft · Major 11.3 ft
- Forecasts
- Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.
Forecast hydrograph
The forecast points as a table
| Time | Stage |
|---|---|
| 1.3 ft | |
| 1.3 ft | |
| 2.1 ft | |
| 4 ft | |
| 5.6 ft | |
| 6.9 ft | |
| 7.7 ft | |
| 7.8 ft | |
| 7.1 ft | |
| 5.9 ft | |
| 4.6 ft | |
| 3.3 ft | |
| 2.6 ft | |
| 2.6 ft | |
| 3.1 ft | |
| 4.6 ft | |
| 6.6 ft | |
| 8.1 ft | |
| 8.9 ft | |
| 9 ft | |
| 8.3 ft | |
| 7.2 ft | |
| 6 ft | |
| 4.8 ft | |
| 3.8 ft | |
| 3.1 ft | |
| 2.8 ft | |
| 3.3 ft | |
| 4.8 ft | |
| 6.3 ft | |
| 7.5 ft | |
| 8 ft | |
| 8 ft | |
| 7.2 ft | |
| 6.1 ft | |
| 4.7 ft | |
| 3.5 ft | |
| 2.8 ft | |
| 2.9 ft | |
| 3.5 ft | |
| 5.1 ft | |
| 6.9 ft | |
| 8.4 ft | |
| 9.1 ft | |
| 9.2 ft | |
| 8.6 ft | |
| 7.5 ft | |
| 6.2 ft | |
| 5 ft | |
| 4 ft | |
| 3.2 ft | |
| 3.2 ft | |
| 3.9 ft | |
| 5.5 ft | |
| 6.9 ft | |
| 8.1 ft | |
| 8.8 ft | |
| 8.7 ft | |
| 7.9 ft | |
| 6.6 ft | |
| 5.2 ft | |
| 4.1 ft | |
| 3.4 ft | |
| 3.4 ft | |
| 4.1 ft | |
| 5.7 ft | |
| 7.6 ft | |
| 9 ft | |
| 9.7 ft | |
| 9.6 ft | |
| 9 ft | |
| 7.9 ft |
What NWS lists at this gauge
- 9.7 ft: (MLLW) Flooding begins along the riverfront in Burlington City NJ. Flooding begins in Delanco NJ along Delaware Avenue and on the access road to the Riverside Bridge (Burlington Avenue). Flooding begins in Beverly, Riverside and Delran NJ. Flooding begins around Kern Street, Zeisner Avenue and River Road in Cinnaminson NJ. Flooding begins along the Pompeston Creek in Cinnaminson and Riverton NJ.
- 9.6 ft: (MLLW) COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY LEVEL.
- 9.5 ft: (MLLW) Flooding begins near the mouth of the Neshaminy Creek in the Croydon section of Bristol Township including Sixth Avenue, River Road, Minot Avenue and Bank Street. Flooding begins around the large parking lot at the east end of Linden Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia.
- 9.3 ft: (MLLW) MINOR FLOODING.
NWS’s statements for this gauge’s water at each stage, up to the highest observed or forecast. A gauge does not say whether a particular road or neighbourhood near it floods. Read .
NWPS’s page for BDRN4 On the Live tracker’s map River flood warnings in New Jersey
Rain and rivers in New Jersey
- Expected rain: below WPC’s lowest contour (0.01 in) in New Jersey, in WPC’s forecast for the 24 hours to . An amount for the area its contour covers, not a total for any one street.
- Rain that fell: 0.5 to 0.75 in at its highest in New Jersey, in the 24 hours to , by MRMS’s radar estimate over a grid about 5 km across: a measurement of the past, not corrected to rain gauges.
- Rivers: 6 gauges in flood in New Jersey, by NWS’s lists read . Minor flooding New Jersey Atlantic Coast at Atlantic City (ocean front) (IN MLLW), NJ. Not flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast. Forecast issued · crest 6.4 ft at · below flood stage (6 ft) by : minor flooding. And 5 more. A gauge measures its river at that spot, not whether a road or a neighbourhood floods.
Three sources, each its own window. None is a chance of flash flooding, which is WPC’s outlook above; a flash flood is a warning’s. Gauges in the Live tracker
On the Briefing’s map
- Flash-flood risk WPC’s Excessive Rainfall Outlook: a chance, in four categories
- Expected rain WPC’s 24-hour rain forecast, in inches
- Rain that fell MRMS’s radar estimate for the past 24 or 72 hours
River, coastal and lake gauges in New Jersey
Six gauges in flood in New Jersey, observed or forecast. Choose one for its forecast hydrograph.
Minor flooding 6
- Forecast: minor flooding New Jersey Atlantic Coast at Atlantic City (ocean front) (IN MLLW), NJNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 6.4 ft at · below flood stage (6 ft) by : minor flooding
- Forecast: minor flooding Barnegat Bay at Barnegat Light (IN MLLW), NJNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 3.7 ft at · below flood stage (3.5 ft) by : minor flooding
- Forecast: minor flooding Maurice River at Bivalve (IN MLLW), NJNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 7.6 ft at · below flood stage (7.6 ft) by : minor flooding
- Forecast: minor flooding Delaware River at Burlington (IN MLLW), NJNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 9.7 ft at · below flood stage (9.3 ft) by : minor flooding
- Forecast: minor flooding Cape May Harbor at Cape May Harbor (IN MLLW), NJNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 6.7 ft at · below flood stage (6.2 ft) by : minor flooding
- Forecast: minor flooding Great Egg Harbor Bay at Ocean City (IN MLLW), NJNot flooding now: observed below action stage (where officials start to act), or not reporting. Listed for its forecast.Forecast issued · crest 5.5 ft at · below flood stage (5.3 ft) by : minor flooding
Action stage, not flooding 1
Action stage is the level at which NWS and local officials begin to act; the water is not yet at flood stage.
- Observed: action stage Rockaway River at Boonton, NJObserved 305.51 ft at : action stage
A gauge measures its water at that one place. Flash flooding, which comes in hours from heavy rain, is in the warnings as Flash Flood Warnings; a river can be in flood with no rain falling.
Gauges observed checked · Data: NOAA/NWS
Gauges forecast checked · Data: NOAA/NWS
Gauge impacts and forecasts checked · Data: NOAA/NWPS
New Jersey flash-flood briefing
Not an official warning service. Warnings and watches are the National Weather Service’s, outlooks and reports the Storm Prediction Center’s and the Weather Prediction Center’s (Data: NOAA/NWS, NOAA/SPC, NOAA/WPC). When a warning is issued for you, act on it, and use weather.gov or a NOAA Weather Radio for where you are.

