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Passaic River at Pine Brook Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 13.97 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.97 ft at 2:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.97 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.97 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.97 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.97 ft at 3:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.97 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.96 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.96 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.96 ft at 4:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.96 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.95 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.95 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.95 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.95 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.95 ft at 6:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.94 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.94 ft at 6:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.94 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.94 ft at 7:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.93 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.93 ft at 7:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.93 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.93 ft at 8:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.93 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.93 ft at 8:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.92 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.92 ft at 9:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.92 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.92 ft at 9:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.91 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.91 ft at 10:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.91 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.91 ft at 10:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.91 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.9 ft at 11:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.9 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.9 ft at 11:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.89 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.89 ft at 12:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.89 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.89 ft at 12:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.89 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.89 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.88 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.88 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.88 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.87 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.87 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.87 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.87 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.87 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.86 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.86 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.86 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.86 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.85 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.85 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.85 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.85 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.85 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.84 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.84 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.84 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.83 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.83 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.83 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.82 ft at 7:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.82 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.82 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.82 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.81 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.81 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.81 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.81 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.81 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.81 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.81 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.8 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.8 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.8 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.79 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.79 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.79 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.79 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.79 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 13.78 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.78 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.78 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.77 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.77 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.77 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.77 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.77 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.77 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.76 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.76 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.76 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.75 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.75 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.75 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.74 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.74 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.74 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.73 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.73 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.73 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.73 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.66 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.65 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.65 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.65 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.65 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.64 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.64 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.63 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.63 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.63 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.63 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.62 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.62 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.61 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.61 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.61 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.61 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.61 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.6 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.6 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.59 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.59 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.59 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.58 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.58 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.57 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.57 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.57 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.57 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.57 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.56 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.56 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.55 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.55 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.55 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.55 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.54 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.54 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.54 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.53 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.53 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.53 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.53 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.53 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.52 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.52 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.52 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.51 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.51 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.51 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.51 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.51 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.5 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.5 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 13.5 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.5 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.49 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.49 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.49 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.49 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.49 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.49 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.49 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.48 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.48 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.48 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.48 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.47 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.47 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.47 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.47 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.47 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.46 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.46 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.46 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.45 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.45 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.45 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.45 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.45 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.45 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.44 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.44 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.43 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.43 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.43 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.43 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.42 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.42 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.42 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.41 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.41 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.41 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.41 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.41 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.41 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.4 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.4 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.39 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.39 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.39 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.39 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.39 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.43 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.53 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.61 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.63 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.64 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.66 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.68 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.69 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.72 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.74 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.77 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.78 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.8 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.82 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 13.93 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 14.07 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 14.2 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 14.29 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 14.37 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 14.44 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 14.57 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 14.68 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 14.75 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 14.79 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 14.83 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 14.87 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 14.89 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 14.92 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 14.94 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 14.96 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 14.97 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 15 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 15.01 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 15.03 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 15.05 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 15.07 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 15.09 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 15.11 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 15.13 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 15.15 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 15.16 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 15.18 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 15.19 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 15.21 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 15.23 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 15.25 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 15.26 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 15.27 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 15.29 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 16.5 ft 2:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 17 ft 8:00AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 17.4 ft 2:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 17.7 ft 8:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 17.9 ft 2:00AM May 25, 2013Highest Forecast: 18 ft 8:00AM May 25, 2013Highest Forecast: 18 ft 2:00PM May 25, 2013Highest Forecast: 18 ft 8:00PM May 25, 2013Highest Forecast: 18 ft 2:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 17.9 ft 8:00AM May 26, 2013Forecast: 17.8 ft 2:00PM May 26, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesPINN4(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:34AM May 24, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 6:33PM May 23)Latest observed value: 15.29 ft at 12:15 AM EDT 24-May-2013. Flood Stage is 19 ft
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:21
Moderate Flood Stage:20
Flood Stage:19
Action Stage:18

Historical Crests
(1) 24.12 ft on 08/30/2011
(2) 23.20 ft on 10/10/1903
(3) 22.90 ft on 04/07/1984
(4) 22.32 ft on 03/16/2010
(5) 22.32 ft on 04/18/2007
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22 FLOODING STRETCHES UP TO THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS ON MONTVILLE. LOWER HOOK MOUNTAIN ROAD IS SUBJECT TO CLOSURES.
21 WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN FAIRFIELD, INCLUDING BLOOMFIELD AVENUE. RESIDENCES BETWEEN ROUTE 80 AND ROUTE 46 FLOOD. ROUTE 46 EAST IN WAYNE IS SHUT DOWN. COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ON BLOOMFIELD AVENUE IN WEST CALDWELL ARE FLOODED.
20.5 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE IN WEST CALDWELL FLOODS. MATT DRIVE, BROOK STREET AND OAK RAOD IN FAIRFIELD ARE FLOODED AND SUBJECT TO CLOSURES.
20 EAGLE ROCK AVENUE IN ROSELAND IS SUBJECT TO FLOODING. CAMP LANE ROAD, RIVER EDGE DRIVE AND BROADWAY LANE IN FAIRFIELD ARE FLOODED. STEWART PLACE IS CLOSED.
19.5 HORSENECK ROAD IN FAIRFIELD IS SUBJECT TO FLOODING AND CLOSURES.
19 STREET FLOODING BEGINS IN FAIRFILED INCLUDING CAMP LANE ROAD. TWO BRIDGES ROAD IS CLOSED GOING INTO LINCOLN PARK AND WAYNE.
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Latitude: 40.862500° N, Longitude: 74.321667° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
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Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 19 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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(gauge height = 0)
Elevation
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 149.26 ft 168.26 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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