Great Egg Harbor Bay at Ocean City (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 9.95 ftFlood stage 5.3 ft29 crests since 1992

The Great Egg Harbor Bay at Ocean City (IN MLLW) crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 29 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1992 to 2026. The highest, 9.95 ft on December 11, 1992, was major flooding, 4.65 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 9.95 ft; December 11, 1992
Flood stage: 5.3 ft; Major flooding from 7.3 ft
Crests at major: 4; 32nd of 125 gauges in New Jersey
Most recent flood crest: September 26, 2026; 7.63 ft, major flooding
Location: Cape May County; Near Ocean City (1.7 mi), Somers Point (2.7 mi), Pleasantville (7.9 mi)
Identifiers: NWS ONCN4; USGS 01411320

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Great Egg Harbor Bay at Ocean City (IN MLLW)

Flood stage (minor)	5.3	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	6.3	25	Feb 23, 2026	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	7.3	4	Sep 26, 2026	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

29 crests from 1992 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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, Great Egg Harbor Bay at Ocean City (IN MLLW)

1	Dec 11, 1992	9.95	+4.65	Major	—
2	Oct 29, 2012	9.31	+4.01	Major	—
3	Jan 23, 2016	7.75	+2.45	Major	—
4	Sep 26, 2026	7.63	+2.33	Major	—
5	Oct 27, 2018	7.25	+1.95	Moderate	—
6	Aug 21, 2025	7.06	+1.76	Moderate	—
7	Oct 13, 2025	6.95	+1.65	Moderate	—
8	Sep 9, 2018	6.90	+1.60	Moderate	—
9	Apr 18, 2022	6.79	+1.49	Moderate	—
10	Aug 27, 2011	6.73	+1.43	Moderate	—
11	Feb 8, 2016	6.73	+1.43	Moderate	—
12	Feb 1, 2021	6.72	+1.42	Moderate	—
13	Mar 14, 2017	6.67	+1.37	Moderate	—
14	Oct 2, 2015	6.64	+1.34	Moderate	—
15	Oct 11, 2019	6.64	+1.34	Moderate	—
16	Dec 23, 2022	6.59	+1.29	Moderate	—
17	Dec 9, 2014	6.58	+1.28	Moderate	—
18	Sep 19, 2017	6.57	+1.27	Moderate	—
19	Oct 3, 2022	6.53	+1.23	Moderate	—
20	Jun 4, 2012	6.52	+1.22	Moderate	—
21	Jun 3, 2023	6.42	+1.12	Moderate	—
22	Sep 23, 2023	6.41	+1.11	Moderate	—
23	Jan 13, 2024	6.40	+1.10	Moderate	—
24	Oct 29, 2011	6.36	+1.06	Moderate	—
25	Jan 10, 2016	6.35	+1.05	Moderate	—
26	Jan 3, 2014	6.33	+1.03	Moderate	—
27	Mar 4, 2018	6.33	+1.03	Moderate	—
28	Oct 30, 2020	6.30	+1.00	Moderate	—
29	Feb 23, 2026	6.30	+1.00	Moderate	—

Other gauges in Cape May County

Flood gauges in Cape May County

Cape May Harbor (IN MLLW)	6.2	9.36 ft, Jan 23, 2016	3
Delaware Bay at Cape May (IN MLLW)	6.7	8.98 ft, Jan 23, 2016	3
Stone Harbor (IN MLLW)	6.1	9.39 ft, Oct 29, 2012	4
Avalon (IN MLLW)	6.0	9.68 ft, Oct 29, 2012	3
Sea Isle City (IN MLLW)	5.7	9.91 ft, Oct 29, 2012	5
S. Dennis (IN MLLW)	7.1	10.08 ft, Sep 27, 1985	2
Tuckahoe	6.0	9.09 ft, Aug 22, 1997	0

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ONCN4, 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.