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Stony Brook at Princeton Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 1.89 ft at 2:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.89 ft at 3:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.88 ft at 3:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.86 ft at 3:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.85 ft at 3:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.85 ft at 4:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.84 ft at 4:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.83 ft at 4:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.82 ft at 4:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.81 ft at 5:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 5:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 5:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 5:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 6:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 6:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 7:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 7:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 7:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 7:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 8:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 8:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 8:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 8:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 9:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 9:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 9:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 9:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 10:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 10:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 10:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 10:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.8 ft at 11:00AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.81 ft at 11:15AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.83 ft at 11:30AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.85 ft at 11:45AM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.87 ft at 12:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.9 ft at 12:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.91 ft at 12:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.92 ft at 12:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.93 ft at 1:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 1:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 1:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 2:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.03 ft at 2:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.07 ft at 2:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.11 ft at 2:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.16 ft at 3:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.19 ft at 3:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.21 ft at 3:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.22 ft at 3:45PM Feb 04, 2023Highest Observation: 2.23 ft at 4:00PM Feb 04, 2023Highest Observation: 2.23 ft at 4:15PM Feb 04, 2023Highest Observation: 2.23 ft at 4:30PM Feb 04, 2023Highest Observation: 2.23 ft at 4:45PM Feb 04, 2023Highest Observation: 2.23 ft at 5:00PM Feb 04, 2023Highest Observation: 2.23 ft at 5:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.22 ft at 5:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.21 ft at 5:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.2 ft at 6:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.19 ft at 6:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.18 ft at 6:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.17 ft at 6:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.16 ft at 7:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.15 ft at 7:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.15 ft at 7:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.13 ft at 7:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.13 ft at 8:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.12 ft at 8:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.11 ft at 8:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.11 ft at 8:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.1 ft at 9:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.09 ft at 9:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 9:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.07 ft at 9:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.07 ft at 10:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.05 ft at 10:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.04 ft at 10:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.03 ft at 10:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.03 ft at 11:00PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.02 ft at 11:15PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2.01 ft at 11:30PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 11:45PM Feb 04, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 12:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 1:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 2:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 2:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 2:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.95 ft at 2:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.95 ft at 3:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.95 ft at 3:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.95 ft at 3:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.95 ft at 3:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.95 ft at 4:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.95 ft at 4:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.94 ft at 4:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.94 ft at 4:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.93 ft at 5:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.93 ft at 5:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.93 ft at 5:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.93 ft at 5:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.93 ft at 6:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.93 ft at 6:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.93 ft at 6:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.92 ft at 6:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.92 ft at 7:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.92 ft at 7:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.92 ft at 7:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.92 ft at 7:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.92 ft at 8:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.92 ft at 8:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.93 ft at 8:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.93 ft at 8:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.94 ft at 9:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.95 ft at 9:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 9:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 10:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 10:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 10:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 10:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.01 ft at 11:00AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.02 ft at 11:15AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.04 ft at 11:30AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.06 ft at 11:45AM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 12:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.09 ft at 12:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.09 ft at 12:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.09 ft at 12:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 1:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 1:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 1:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 1:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 2:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 2:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 2:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 2:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 3:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 3:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 3:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.09 ft at 3:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.09 ft at 4:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.09 ft at 4:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.09 ft at 4:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.09 ft at 4:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 5:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.07 ft at 5:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.07 ft at 5:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.06 ft at 5:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.05 ft at 6:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.04 ft at 6:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.04 ft at 6:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.03 ft at 6:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.03 ft at 7:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.03 ft at 7:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.02 ft at 7:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.02 ft at 7:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.01 ft at 8:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.01 ft at 8:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2.01 ft at 8:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 8:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 9:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 9:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 9:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 9:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 10:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 10:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 10:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 10:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 11:00PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 11:15PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 11:30PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 11:45PM Feb 05, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:00AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:15AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:30AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:45AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 1:00AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 1:15AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 1:30AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 1:45AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:00AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:15AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:30AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:45AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 3:00AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 3:15AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 3:30AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 3:45AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:00AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:15AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:30AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:45AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:00AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 5:15AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 5:30AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 5:45AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 6:00AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 6:15AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 6:30AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 6:45AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:00AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:15AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:30AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:45AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 8:00AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 8:15AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 8:30AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 8:45AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 9:00AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 9:15AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 9:30AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 9:45AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 10:00AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2.01 ft at 10:15AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2.03 ft at 10:30AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2.03 ft at 10:45AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2.03 ft at 11:00AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2.01 ft at 11:15AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 11:30AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 11:45AM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:00PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:15PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:30PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:45PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 1:00PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 1:15PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 1:30PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 1:45PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:00PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:15PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:30PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:45PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 3:00PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 3:15PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 3:30PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 3:45PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:00PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:15PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:30PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 4:45PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:00PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:15PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:30PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 5:45PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 6:00PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 6:15PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 6:30PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 6:45PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 7:00PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 7:15PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 7:30PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 7:45PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 8:00PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 8:15PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 8:30PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 8:45PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 9:00PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 9:15PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 9:30PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 9:45PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 10:00PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 10:15PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 10:30PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 10:45PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 11:00PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 11:15PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 11:30PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 11:45PM Feb 06, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:00AM Feb 07, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:15AM Feb 07, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:30AM Feb 07, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:45AM Feb 07, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 1:00AM Feb 07, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 1:15AM Feb 07, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 1:30AM Feb 07, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesPCTN4(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:33AM Feb 7, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 1.99 ft at 1:30 AM EST 7-Feb-2023. Flood Stage is 9 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Stony Brook at Princeton. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 14
Moderate Flood Stage: 11
Flood Stage: 9
Action Stage: 8
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 16.23 ft on 08/28/2011
(2) 14.26 ft on 08/28/1971
(3) 14.02 ft on 09/16/1999
(4) 12.48 ft on 08/22/2021
(5) 12.27 ft on 01/19/1996
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 12.48 ft on 08/22/2021
(2) 10.36 ft on 11/25/2018
(3) 11.83 ft on 05/27/2018
(4) 12.18 ft on 05/01/2014
(5) 16.23 ft on 08/28/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.
Zoom Level:16
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16 Significant flooding occurs along the brook. Several feet of water cover the Hun athletic fields. Route 206 is closed. Flooding along the brook can worsen if the Delaware and Raritan Canal is also running high.
13 The Hun School athletic fields flood. Flooding along the brook can worsen if the Delaware and Raritan Canal is also running high.
11 Mercer Street, between Province Line Road and the Stony Brook Bridge, is subject to closure due to flooding.
9 Quaker Road floods and it subject to closure. Mercer Street begins to flood.
8 Adjacent floodplain begins to flood including the Stony Brook walking trail.
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Latitude: 40.333056° N, Longitude: 74.681944° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 9 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 62.23 71.23 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:
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