Rivers in New Jersey

Mullica River near Batsto

Atlantic County, New JerseyNWS BATN4USGS 01409400Mount Holly office

Below flood stage
0.74ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 1:00 AM EDT

Flood stage
5.00 ft
Record crest
7.30 ft2011

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood7.00 ft
Moderate flood6.00 ft
Minor flood5.00 ft
Action4.00 ft
  1. 7.00 ftPleasant Mills Road between Nesco Road and Jackson Road floods. Lake levels and flow out of Nescochague Lake in Mullica Township can affect water levels. Residences along the river are flooded. Downstream tides can have a significant effect on water levels at the gage. Higher tides can initiate downstream flooding at lower gage levels.
  2. 6.00 ftNesco Road in Mullica Township floods. Route 542 along the river in Green Bank floods. Downstream tides can have a significant effect on water levels at the gage. Higher tides can initiate downstream flooding at lower gage levels.
  3. 5.00 ftRoute 652 in the Village of Lower Bank floods. Route 542 along the river in Mullica Township floods. Downstream tides can have a significant effect on water levels at the gage. Higher tides can initiate downstream flooding at lower gage levels.
  4. 4.00 ftThe river floods open adjacent land. Downstream tides can have a significant effect on water levels at the gage. Higher tides can initiate downstream flooding at lower gage levels.

Crest history

6 crests on NOAA’s list since 1958.

#DateStage
1August 29, 20117.30 ft
2April 17, 20076.23 ft
3February 26, 19796.14 ft
4September 26, 19755.50 ft
5August 27, 19585.37 ft
6August 11, 19675.34 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 29, 2011: 7.30 ft
  • April 17, 2007: 6.23 ft
  • February 26, 1979: 6.14 ft
  • September 26, 1975: 5.50 ft
  • August 11, 1967: 5.34 ft
  • August 27, 1958: 5.37 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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.