at Midwood

Highest listed crest 15.20 ftFlood stage 7.5 ft1 crests since 2007

The at Midwood crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2007 to 2007. The highest, 15.20 ft on April 16, 2007, was major flooding, 7.70 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 15.20 ft; April 16, 2007
Flood stage: 7.5 ft; Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 68th of 125 gauges in New Jersey
Most recent flood crest: April 16, 2007; 15.20 ft, major flooding
Location: Morris County; Near Lincoln Park (1.4 mi), Totowa (3.2 mi), Woodland Park (4.8 mi)
Identifiers: NWS MWLN4; Out of service

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, at Midwood

Action stage	7.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	7.5	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	9.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	12.0	1	Apr 16, 2007	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2007 to 2007. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, at Midwood

1	Apr 16, 2007	15.20	+7.70	Major	—

Other gauges in Morris County

Flood gauges in Morris County

Picatinny	3.0	3.84 ft, Aug 28, 2011	0
Pottersville	4.5	5.94 ft, Jul 7, 1984	0
Chatham	6.0	9.36 ft, Aug 2, 1973	0
Pine Brook	19.0	24.12 ft, Aug 30, 2011	13
Boonton above reservoir	4.5	4.71 ft, Dec 18, 2023	0
Boonton below reservoir	5.0	9.73 ft, Aug 29, 2011	7
Morristown	6.0	9.60 ft, Aug 28, 2011	4
Pine Brook	9.0	12.54 ft, Aug 30, 2011	0
at Ryerson	12.0	17.00 ft, Apr 16, 2007	1

Morris County: every hazard · River floods across the country · New Jersey

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MWLN4, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.