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NOTE: Forecasts for the East Branch Delaware River at Harvard are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 15 Moderate Flood Stage: 12 Flood Stage: 10 Action Stage: 7 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 16.93 ft on 09/22/1938 (2) 16.61 ft on 06/28/2006 (3) 16.32 ft on 04/03/2005 (4) 16.07 ft on 09/19/2004 (5) 15.75 ft on 03/22/1948 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 12.76 ft on 04/08/2022 (2) 14.73 ft on 09/08/2011 (3) 13.31 ft on 08/29/2011 (4) 10.29 ft on 03/24/2010 (5) 11.69 ft on 03/09/2008 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

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24.4	FEMA flood insurance maps indicate that a river level of 24.4 feet corresponds to the water elevation associated witih the 0.2 percent (500 year) flood risk zone. If your property is determined to be in this zone, then it is at high risk for flooding during a record flood event. This magnitude of flooding has a 0.2 percent chance of occurring in any year.
19.6	FEMA flood insurance maps indicate that a river level at 19.6 feet corresponds to the water elevation associated with the 1 percent (100 year) flood risk zone. If your property is determined to be in this zone, then it is at high risk for flooding during a record flood event. A flood of this magnitude has a 1 percent chance of occurring in any year.
16.93	This level, from September 1938, is the historic flood of record prior to the construction of Downsville Dam.
16.61	This is the flood level from June, 2006 and is the modern flood of record. Widespread flooding, resulting in catastrophic property and infrastructure damage, occurred from Downsville to East Branch.
16.32	This is the flood level from April, 2005 and is considered to be major flooding.
16.07	This is the flood level from September, 2004 and is considered to be major flooding.
15	Major flood stage. Above 15 feet, river flooding is widespread from Downsville to East Branch with several residential and commercial properties affected between Harvard Road and Route 30. Significant backwater flooding from Baxter Brook is also likely. River water crosses O and W Road between East Branch and Fishs Eddy. Evacuations typically begin throughout the Town of Colchester.
14.73	This is the flood level from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee in September, 2011 and is considered to be moderate flooding.
13.31	This is the flood level from the remnants of Hurricane Irene in August, 2011 and is considered to be moderate flooding.
12.63	This is the flood level from January, 1996 and is considered to be moderate flooding.
12	Moderate Flood Stage. Between 12 and 15 feet, river flooding begins at the Oxbow Campground in Harvard. Significant backwater flooding from Baxter Brook is also likely. Residences along Harvard Road and Route 30 from Harvard to East Branch are threatened.
11	Harvard Road, Fox Lane and Harvard Cemetery Road become impassable in spots due to increasing river flooding. Camp cottage properties along Route 30 flood.
10	Minor flood stage. Low lying roads along the river from Downsville to East Branch begin to flood.
7	Island Road in the Town of Colchester is normally closed at this level.

About This Location

Latitude: 42.024722° N, Longitude: 75.120278° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 10 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 1006.86 ft 1016.86 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 1007.41 ft 1017.41 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Harvard

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Potential River Levels Used to Estimate the Chance of Flooding and the Range of Possible River Levels 10 Day (HEFS) 7 Day (NAEFS) 7 Day (GEFS) Note: Use the official hydrograph at the top of this web page for river levels within the next 72 Hours. Click individual graphics to enlarge.

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