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NOTE: Forecasts for the Rockaway River at Boonton below reservoir are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 8 Moderate Flood Stage: 7 Flood Stage: 5 Action Stage: 4.5 Low Stage (in feet): 0 Historic Crests (1) 9.73 ft on 08/29/2011 (2) 8.30 ft on 01/25/1979 (3) 8.20 ft on 05/29/1968 (4) 8.17 ft on 04/06/1984 (5) 8.12 ft on 03/14/2010 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 6.82 ft on 04/08/2022 (2) 7.03 ft on 09/02/2021 (3) 6.15 ft on 08/23/2021 (4) 5.34 ft on 12/26/2020 (5) 5.00 ft on 12/01/2020 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available.

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8	Due to high water on the Rockaway River, water backs up through storm drains and flood portions of Lancaster Avenue, Normandy Drive, Buckingham Circle, Sheffield Place, Manchester Drive and Konner Avenue in Montville. High water on the Rockaway also backs up Hatfield Creek in Montville and causes additional flooding on Lancaster Avenue.
7.7	Change Bridge Road in Montville, north of Woodmont Road and south of Stiles Lane, floods. River Road in Montville floods near Condurso's Garden Center. Both roads are closed.
6	Flooding occurs on Vail Road in Montville. The Road heading into Parsippany is subject to closures.

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Latitude: 40.896944° N, Longitude: 74.394722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 5 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 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 195.68 ft 200.68 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 Boonton below reservoir

Additional Information

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. During winter months, cold and ice may result in inaccurate real-time stream stage and streamflow data. Adjustments or deletions of this data can only be done after detailed analysis.

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