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Pompton River at Pompton Plains, NJ (PPPN4)

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Inundation Levels
NAVD88 Stage

192.032.9
189.930.8
188.729.6
187.128.0
185.926.8
185.226.1
184.625.5
Record Crest: 25.24 ft
183.624.5
182.523.4
181.722.6
181.021.9
180.020.9
178.219.1
Major Flooding Begins


Moderate Flooding Begins

176.817.7
175.616.5
Minor Flooding Begins

173.814.7
Near Flooding Begins


Below Flooding Begins

* = Extended rating
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9.4 ft at 10/04/2023 00:15:00 UTC
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Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 19
Moderate Flood Stage: 18
Flood Stage: 16
Action Stage: 13
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 25.24 ft on 08/29/2011
(2) 24.47 ft on 04/06/1984
(3) 22.78 ft on 03/14/2010
(4) 22.77 ft on 03/14/2010
(5) 22.18 ft on 05/30/1968
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 16.24 ft on 04/08/2022
(2) 19.58 ft on 09/02/2021
(3) 16.35 ft on 08/23/2021
(4) 16.17 ft on 12/22/2018
(5) 20.33 ft on 09/08/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 5.74 ft on 11/11/1962
(2) 5.92 ft on 01/26/1964

Graphical representation of flood inundation for NWS flood categories are based on steady state hydraulic modeling of water surface elevations for incremented discharges. Map shows approximate inundation areas for given water surface elevations and should not be used for navigation or permitting or other legal purposes, but strictly as a planning reference tool.

Site-specific information:
These maps represent unobstructed flow conditions and may be unrepresentative when ice jams and/or debris are in place.

Extended rating:
The Rating Curve Extension is calculated by using either a linear, logarithmic, or hydraulic technique to extend the rating curve above the currently established relationship between stage and flow.
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26 Flooding spreads west to near the Newark-Pompton Turnpike.
24 Portions of the railroad tracks are flooded.
22 Water spreads west of the railroad tracks by going underneath them.
21 Flooding occurs across a large area from Jackson Avenue on the north and Riverside Drive on the south between the railroad tracks and the river.
20 Village section of Pompton Plains begins to flood.
19 Widespread flooding occurs in low lying areas of Wayne, Pequannock and Pompton Lakes.
18.5 Route 23, North and South, is impassable and closed.
18 Pequannock Avenue at Shady Street becomes impassable and blocks Roosevelt and Shady Streets. Oakwood at Shady Street becomes impassable. The first evacuations begin. Flooding occurs on West View Road and the Lower Riverview community areas of Wayne.
17 Pequannock Avenue at Roosevelt Street becomes impassable. Route 23 exit ramp at Alexander Avenue becomes impassable.
16 Residences on Pequannock Avenue along the river between Madison and Shady streets become surrounded by water. Businesses along Route 23 north begin to flood.
12 The first flooding begins in the area of River Road and Harrison Street.
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Graphical representation of flood inundation for NWS flood categories are based on steady state hydraulic modeling of water surface elevations for incremented discharges. Map shows approximate inundation areas for given water surface elevations and should not be used for navigation or permitting or other legal purposes, but strictly as a planning reference tool.