Rivers in Pennsylvania

Delaware River at New Hope-Lambertville Bridge

Hunterdon County, PennsylvaniaNWS NHPP1USGS 01462000Mount Holly office

Below flood stage
0.48ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 6:45 AM EDT

Flood stage
13.00 ft
Forecast crest
0.70 ftWed, Sep 23, 2:00 PM EDT
Record crest
24.16 ft1955

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood16.00 ft
Moderate flood15.00 ft
Minor flood13.00 ft
Action12.00 ft
  1. 26.00 ftExtensive flooding in Lambertville with all of the low-lying areas of town inundated.
  2. 17.00 ftWater is up to the top of the Free Bridge piers.
  3. 16.50 ftWater is two-thirds of the way up Coryell Street in Lambertville.
  4. 16.00 ftWater is at the top of the wall in the Waterworks Parking Garage (river side) in New Hope.
  5. 15.00 ftRiver Road in New Hope begins to flood.
  6. 14.50 ftPark floods on East Ferry Street in New Hope. Patio floods in rear of the Landing. Waterview parking gagages in New Hope begin to flood.
  7. 14.00 ftWater covers the entire parking garage at the Waterworks Condominiums in New Hope.
  8. 13.50 ftFlooding occurs on Waterloo Street in New Hope via storm sewers.
  9. 13.00 ftWater is at the top of the stone retaining wall at the Landing in New hope. The Waterworks Condominium parking garage in New Hope begins to flood. Residents along the north and south ends of Lambert Lane in Lambertville sustain minor flooding, basements begin to flood.
  10. 12.50 ftThe lower parking lot begins to flood at the Lambertville Station Inn and Restaurant.

Crest history

19 crests on NOAA’s list since 1786.

#DateStage
1August 20, 195524.16 ft
2October 11, 190321.80 ft
3April 4, 200519.60 ft
4June 29, 200619.08 ft
5January 8, 184117.90 ft
6March 19, 193617.89 ft
7March 2, 190217.80 ft
8September 19, 200416.50 ft
9March 15, 184615.50 ft
10January 20, 199615.34 ft
11September 9, 201115.10 ft
12May 24, 194214.23 ft
13October 6, 178613.90 ft
14September 2, 202113.39 ft
15May 30, 198413.21 ft
16December 12, 195213.08 ft
17March 12, 201113.07 ft
18August 29, 201112.74 ft
19October 16, 195512.04 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 2, 2021: 13.39 ft
  • September 9, 2011: 15.10 ft
  • August 29, 2011: 12.74 ft
  • March 12, 2011: 13.07 ft
  • June 29, 2006: 19.08 ft
  • April 4, 2005: 19.60 ft
  • September 19, 2004: 16.50 ft
  • January 20, 1996: 15.34 ft
  • May 30, 1984: 13.21 ft
  • October 16, 1955: 12.04 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. Gauge reading affected by nearby construction.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.