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Crosswicks Creek at Extonville

Highest listed crest 17.10 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft9 crests since 1971

The Crosswicks Creek at Extonville crested above flood stage 9 times among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1971 to 2023. The highest, 17.10 ft on August 28, 2011, was minor flooding, 5.10 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.10 ft
August 28, 2011
Flood stage
12.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
9 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
December 19, 2023
13.42 ft, minor flooding
Location
Mercer County
Near Trenton (10.5 mi), Burlington (13.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Crosswicks Creek at Extonville
Action stage11.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.09Dec 19, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

9 crests from 1971 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Crosswicks Creek at Extonville, 1971 to 2023 12141618ft Flood stage 12.0 ft Aug 28, 1971: 13.93 ft, minor floodingJul 21, 1975: 14.61 ft, minor flooding; 5,450 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1978: 14.18 ft, minor floodingJul 6, 1989: 13.22 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 2007: 13.10 ft, minor floodingAug 28, 2011: 17.10 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2014: 14.30 ft, minor flooding; 4,250 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 2018: 12.78 ft, minor flooding; 3,274 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 13.42 ft, minor flooding; 3,302 cubic feet per second Highest, 17.10 ft, Aug 28, 2011 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Crosswicks Creek at Extonville 1970s: 3 3 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 3 2020s: 1 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. 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.
  2. 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, Crosswicks Creek at Extonville
1Aug 28, 201117.10+5.10Minor—
2Jul 21, 197514.61+2.61Minor5,450
3May 1, 201414.30+2.30Minor4,250
4Sep 1, 197814.18+2.18Minor—
5Aug 28, 197113.93+1.93Minor—
6Dec 19, 202313.42+1.42Minor3,302
7Jul 6, 198913.22+1.22Minor—
8Apr 16, 200713.10+1.10Minor—
9Nov 25, 201812.78+0.78Minor3,274

Other gauges in Mercer County

Flood gauges in Mercer County
Clarksville8.010.90 ft, Aug 28, 19710
Trenton8.515.12 ft, Aug 28, 20119
Mercerville9.515.82 ft, Sep 2, 20212
Trenton20.030.60 ft, Mar 8, 19045
Princeton9.016.23 ft, Aug 28, 20113

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EXTN4, 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.