The USGS reports document New Jersey floods from 1896 to the present. Early spring and winter flooding in New Jersey tends to occur as a result of widespread, steady rain of moderate intensity that falls on frozen ground. Snow and ice melt may increase the chance of winter flooding. Summer flooding resulting from thunderstorms typically occurs in small streams and is of local extent. Late summer and fall flooding associated with frontal storms, tropical storms and hurricanes can be widespread, resulting from heavy intense rains across the entire state. New Jersey's major floods are those that are the most severe in terms of magnitude, areal extent, loss of life, and property damage.
Flooding can be a serious problem in many parts of New Jersey. Information on floods and analyses of flood data are needed to aid in the design of bridges, culverts, dams, highways, and buildings, and for the prudent management of flood-prone areas. Documentation of floods and a more thorough understanding of flood hydrology and hydraulics will result in more effective management of flood plains and design of structures.
The New Jersey Water Science Center (NJWSC) provides information on the magnitude and frequency of floods to agencies and individuals involved in flood-protection, planning, and design. The NJWSC also develops regional flood-frequency relations for streams in New Jersey to allow flood-frequency determinations at locations without stream gages and conducts local site studies using hydrologic and hydraulic analyses.
Found here are links to Reports Studies, and other useful links to New Jersey Flood Science.
NOTE: Flood peak discharges and estimates of flood recurrence intervals given in older USGS reports and web summaries may have been revised since their original publication. Check on-line peak flow for current discharges.
National Weatehr Service Flood Safety Information
New Jersey Water Science Center Webcams
New Jersey Coastal Surge, Wave, and Tide Hydrodynamics Network (SWaTH)
Long-term Water Monitoring Networks in New Jersey
New Jersey Tide Network
Floods: Recurrence intervals and 100-year floods
How do we know or measure if a flood that could happen tomorrow is worse than one that happened 2, 10 or 50 years ago? If heavy rain is being forecasted does that mean that rivers are going to rise and spill over their banks and flood your neighborhood? These are some of the questions that we think about when flooding or heavy rain is forecast by public media or the National Weather Service (NWS).
New Jersey Flood Reports
Hurricanes and Storm-Tide Monitoring
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The USGS reports document New Jersey floods from 1896 to the present. Early spring and winter flooding in New Jersey tends to occur as a result of widespread, steady rain of moderate intensity that falls on frozen ground. Snow and ice melt may increase the chance of winter flooding. Summer flooding resulting from thunderstorms typically occurs in small streams and is of local extent. Late summer and fall flooding associated with frontal storms, tropical storms and hurricanes can be widespread, resulting from heavy intense rains across the entire state. New Jersey's major floods are those that are the most severe in terms of magnitude, areal extent, loss of life, and property damage.
Flooding can be a serious problem in many parts of New Jersey. Information on floods and analyses of flood data are needed to aid in the design of bridges, culverts, dams, highways, and buildings, and for the prudent management of flood-prone areas. Documentation of floods and a more thorough understanding of flood hydrology and hydraulics will result in more effective management of flood plains and design of structures.
The New Jersey Water Science Center (NJWSC) provides information on the magnitude and frequency of floods to agencies and individuals involved in flood-protection, planning, and design. The NJWSC also develops regional flood-frequency relations for streams in New Jersey to allow flood-frequency determinations at locations without stream gages and conducts local site studies using hydrologic and hydraulic analyses.
Found here are links to Reports Studies, and other useful links to New Jersey Flood Science.
NOTE: Flood peak discharges and estimates of flood recurrence intervals given in older USGS reports and web summaries may have been revised since their original publication. Check on-line peak flow for current discharges.
Screen capture of New Jersey on the USGS Flood Inundation Mapper - Science
National Weatehr Service Flood Safety Information
New Jersey Water Science Center Webcams
Static webcams have been installed at a number of real-time stream-gaging locations in New Jersey to allow you to view the current river-stage conditions. These webcams provide valuable information to the National Weather Service, emergency managers, and area residents to evaluate real-time conditions in river environments during storms.New Jersey Coastal Surge, Wave, and Tide Hydrodynamics Network (SWaTH)
Following Hurricane Sandy, the USGS began construction of an overland Surge, Wave, and Tide Hydrodynamics (SWaTH) Network along the Northeastern Atlantic Coast from North Carolina to Maine. This network, developed collaboratively with numerous partners, features the integration of long-term tide gage networks, with real-time rapid-deployment gages (RDG) and mobile storm-tide sensors (STS). An...Long-term Water Monitoring Networks in New Jersey
The accurate, long-term monitoring networks of New Jersey Water Science Center provide valuable data in real-time and historical perspective to compare that data to. The longer a monitoring location is in operation, the more valuable it becomes, since more statistical comparisons can be performed. Our field technicians continuously make field measurements and maintain these networks.New Jersey Tide Network
USGS monitors data for estuary and back-bay areas all along the New Jersey coast and links to related projects with more information about coastal flood hazards, water quality, and other topics. The USGS operates the most extensive satellite network of tide-gaging stations in the region, many of which form the backbone of flood-warning systems. The USGS provides current ("real-time") water-level...Floods: Recurrence intervals and 100-year floods
How do we know or measure if a flood that could happen tomorrow is worse than one that happened 2, 10 or 50 years ago? If heavy rain is being forecasted does that mean that rivers are going to rise and spill over their banks and flood your neighborhood? These are some of the questions that we think about when flooding or heavy rain is forecast by public media or the National Weather Service (NWS).
New Jersey Flood Reports
USGS reports document New Jersey floods from 1896 to the present.Hurricanes and Storm-Tide Monitoring
The USGS works in partnership with other federal and state agencies to provide scientific data about coastal flood hazards. The New Jersey Water Science Center (NJWSC) maintains a network of continuously operating tide gages along the back bays of New Jersey which provide publicly available water-level and meteorological data to monitor coastal flood conditions. The USGS NJWSC coordinates with our... - Data
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