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South Branch Raritan River at Stanton Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:45AM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 2.86 ft at 8:00AM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 8:15AM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 8:30AM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.01 ft at 8:45AM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 9:00AM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 9:15AM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.23 ft at 9:30AM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.33 ft at 9:45AM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.46 ft at 10:00AM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.59 ft at 10:15AM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.71 ft at 10:30AM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 10:45AM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.19 ft at 11:00AM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.47 ft at 11:15AM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.69 ft at 11:30AM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.81 ft at 11:45AM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.87 ft at 12:00PM Oct 04, 2022Highest Observation: 4.89 ft at 12:15PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.87 ft at 12:30PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.82 ft at 12:45PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.77 ft at 1:00PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:15PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.63 ft at 1:30PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.57 ft at 1:45PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.5 ft at 2:00PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.43 ft at 2:15PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.37 ft at 2:30PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.3 ft at 2:45PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.23 ft at 3:00PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.17 ft at 3:15PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.11 ft at 3:30PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.05 ft at 3:45PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.01 ft at 4:00PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.97 ft at 4:15PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.94 ft at 4:30PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 4:45PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.9 ft at 5:00PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 5:15PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:30PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:45PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:00PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 6:15PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.89 ft at 6:30PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.92 ft at 6:45PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 3.96 ft at 7:00PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.02 ft at 7:15PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.09 ft at 7:30PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.15 ft at 7:45PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.21 ft at 8:00PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.27 ft at 8:15PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.33 ft at 8:30PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.37 ft at 8:45PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.39 ft at 9:00PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.39 ft at 9:15PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.38 ft at 9:30PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.36 ft at 9:45PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.33 ft at 10:00PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.31 ft at 10:15PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.27 ft at 10:30PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.25 ft at 10:45PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.21 ft at 11:00PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.19 ft at 11:15PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.16 ft at 11:30PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.13 ft at 11:45PM Oct 04, 2022Observed: 4.11 ft at 12:00AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 4.09 ft at 12:15AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 4.09 ft at 12:30AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 4.09 ft at 12:45AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 4.08 ft at 1:00AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 4.06 ft at 1:15AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 4.05 ft at 1:30AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 4.02 ft at 1:45AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 4.01 ft at 2:00AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.98 ft at 2:15AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.95 ft at 2:30AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.93 ft at 2:45AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:00AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.87 ft at 3:15AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.85 ft at 3:30AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.83 ft at 3:45AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.82 ft at 4:00AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.8 ft at 4:15AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.71 ft at 5:30AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.69 ft at 5:45AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.67 ft at 6:00AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.65 ft at 6:15AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.64 ft at 6:30AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.63 ft at 6:45AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.61 ft at 7:00AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.59 ft at 7:15AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.58 ft at 7:30AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.57 ft at 7:45AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.55 ft at 8:00AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.54 ft at 8:15AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.53 ft at 8:30AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.52 ft at 8:45AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.51 ft at 9:00AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.49 ft at 9:15AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.49 ft at 9:30AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.47 ft at 9:45AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.45 ft at 10:00AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.43 ft at 10:15AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.44 ft at 10:30AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.45 ft at 10:45AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.45 ft at 11:00AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.45 ft at 11:15AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.43 ft at 11:30AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.42 ft at 11:45AM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.41 ft at 12:00PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.4 ft at 12:15PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.39 ft at 12:30PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.38 ft at 12:45PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.37 ft at 1:00PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.37 ft at 1:15PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.37 ft at 1:30PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.35 ft at 1:45PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.35 ft at 2:00PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.34 ft at 2:15PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.34 ft at 2:30PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.33 ft at 2:45PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.33 ft at 3:00PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.32 ft at 3:15PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.31 ft at 3:30PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.31 ft at 3:45PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.31 ft at 4:00PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.3 ft at 4:15PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.29 ft at 4:30PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.29 ft at 4:45PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.28 ft at 5:00PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.27 ft at 5:15PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.27 ft at 5:30PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.27 ft at 5:45PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.26 ft at 6:00PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.25 ft at 6:15PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.25 ft at 6:30PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.25 ft at 6:45PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.24 ft at 7:00PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.23 ft at 7:15PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.23 ft at 7:30PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.22 ft at 7:45PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.21 ft at 8:00PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.21 ft at 8:15PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.19 ft at 8:30PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.19 ft at 8:45PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:00PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:15PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.17 ft at 9:30PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.17 ft at 9:45PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.16 ft at 10:00PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 10:15PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.15 ft at 10:30PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.14 ft at 10:45PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.13 ft at 11:00PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.13 ft at 11:15PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.13 ft at 11:30PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.12 ft at 11:45PM Oct 05, 2022Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:00AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:15AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:30AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:45AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:00AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:15AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:30AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:45AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 2:00AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.08 ft at 2:15AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 2:30AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 2:45AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 3:00AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.07 ft at 3:15AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 3:30AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 3:45AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 4:00AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 4:15AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 4:30AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 4:45AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.04 ft at 5:00AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.03 ft at 5:15AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.03 ft at 5:30AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.03 ft at 5:45AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.03 ft at 6:00AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.02 ft at 6:15AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.02 ft at 6:30AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.01 ft at 6:45AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.01 ft at 7:00AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 3.01 ft at 7:15AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.99 ft at 7:30AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.99 ft at 7:45AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.99 ft at 8:00AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.98 ft at 8:15AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 8:30AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.97 ft at 8:45AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 9:00AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 9:15AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 9:30AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 9:45AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 10:00AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 10:15AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 10:30AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 10:45AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 11:00AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 11:15AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.92 ft at 11:30AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 11:45AM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 12:00PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 12:15PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 12:30PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 12:45PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 1:00PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 1:15PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 1:30PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 1:45PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 2:00PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 2:15PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 2:30PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 2:45PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.91 ft at 3:00PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 3:15PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 3:30PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.9 ft at 3:45PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.89 ft at 4:00PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.89 ft at 4:15PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.89 ft at 4:30PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.89 ft at 4:45PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.89 ft at 5:00PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.88 ft at 5:15PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.87 ft at 5:30PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.87 ft at 5:45PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.87 ft at 6:00PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.87 ft at 6:15PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.86 ft at 6:30PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.86 ft at 6:45PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.85 ft at 7:00PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.85 ft at 7:15PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.85 ft at 7:30PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.85 ft at 7:45PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.85 ft at 8:00PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.84 ft at 8:15PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:30PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.83 ft at 8:45PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:00PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.83 ft at 9:15PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.82 ft at 9:30PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.82 ft at 9:45PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.82 ft at 10:00PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.81 ft at 10:15PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.81 ft at 10:30PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.81 ft at 10:45PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.81 ft at 11:00PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.81 ft at 11:15PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.8 ft at 11:30PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.79 ft at 11:45PM Oct 06, 2022Observed: 2.79 ft at 12:00AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.79 ft at 12:15AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.79 ft at 12:30AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.79 ft at 12:45AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.78 ft at 1:00AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.78 ft at 1:15AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.78 ft at 1:30AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.77 ft at 1:45AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.77 ft at 2:00AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.77 ft at 2:15AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.77 ft at 2:30AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.77 ft at 2:45AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.76 ft at 3:00AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.76 ft at 3:15AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.75 ft at 3:30AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.75 ft at 3:45AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.75 ft at 4:00AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.75 ft at 4:15AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.75 ft at 4:30AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.75 ft at 4:45AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.75 ft at 5:00AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.74 ft at 5:15AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.74 ft at 5:30AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.74 ft at 5:45AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.73 ft at 6:00AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.73 ft at 6:15AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.73 ft at 6:30AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.73 ft at 6:45AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.73 ft at 7:00AM Oct 07, 2022Observed: 2.73 ft at 7:15AM Oct 07, 2022Highest Forecast: 2.7 ft 8:00AM Oct 07, 2022Highest Forecast: 2.7 ft 2:00PM Oct 07, 2022Highest Forecast: 2.7 ft 8:00PM Oct 07, 2022Highest Forecast: 2.7 ft 2:00AM Oct 08, 2022Forecast: 2.6 ft 8:00AM Oct 08, 2022Forecast: 2.6 ft 2:00PM Oct 08, 2022Forecast: 2.6 ft 8:00PM Oct 08, 2022Forecast: 2.6 ft 2:00AM Oct 09, 2022Forecast: 2.6 ft 8:00AM Oct 09, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSTTN4(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:33AM Oct 7, 2022)ObservedForecast (issued 9:37AM Oct 6)Latest observed value: 2.73 ft at 7:15 AM EDT 7-Oct-2022. Flood Stage is 8 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: Forecasts for the South Branch Raritan River at Stanton are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 12
Moderate Flood Stage: 10
Flood Stage: 8
Action Stage: 7
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 15.22 ft on 08/19/1955
(2) 15.16 ft on 09/02/2021
(3) 13.90 ft on 09/16/1999
(4) 13.61 ft on 08/28/2011
(5) 12.72 ft on 01/25/1979
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 9.09 ft on 04/08/2022
(2) 15.16 ft on 09/02/2021
(3) 8.55 ft on 08/23/2021
(4) 8.26 ft on 12/25/2020
(5) 8.92 ft on 12/01/2020
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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13.5 Bridge is completely submerged under water.
10 Houses downstream begin to take on water.
8 Right bank and approach to bridge is flooded.
5 Minor low land flooding downstream of gauge.
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Latitude: 40.572222° N, Longitude: 74.868056° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 8 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 29 125.01 ft 133.01 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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