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Ingram Thorofare at Avalon (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 9.68 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft30 crests since 2005

The Ingram Thorofare at Avalon (IN MLLW) crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 30 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2005 to 2026. The highest, 9.68 ft on October 29, 2012, was major flooding, 3.68 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.68 ft
October 29, 2012
Flood stage
6.0 ft
Major flooding from 8.0 ft
Crests at major
3
39th of 125 gauges in New Jersey
Most recent flood crest
September 26, 2026
8.26 ft, major flooding
Location
Cape May County
Near Ocean City (13.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Ingram Thorofare at Avalon (IN MLLW)
Flood stage (minor)6.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.027Oct 12, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage8.03Sep 26, 2026Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

30 crests from 2005 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Ingram Thorofare at Avalon (IN MLLW), 2005 to 2026 678910ft Flood stage 6.0 ftMajor 8.0 ft May 25, 2005: 7.02 ft, moderate floodingOct 7, 2006: 7.33 ft, moderate floodingMay 12, 2008: 7.53 ft, moderate floodingOct 18, 2009: 7.30 ft, moderate floodingNov 13, 2009: 7.96 ft, moderate floodingAug 27, 2011: 7.53 ft, moderate floodingOct 29, 2011: 7.43 ft, moderate floodingJun 4, 2012: 7.13 ft, moderate floodingOct 29, 2012: 9.68 ft, major floodingDec 9, 2014: 7.34 ft, moderate floodingOct 2, 2015: 7.55 ft, moderate floodingJan 23, 2016: 8.96 ft, major floodingFeb 9, 2016: 7.33 ft, moderate floodingSep 19, 2017: 7.14 ft, moderate floodingSep 9, 2018: 7.94 ft, moderate floodingOct 27, 2018: 7.88 ft, moderate floodingOct 30, 2020: 7.03 ft, moderate floodingFeb 1, 2021: 7.33 ft, moderate floodingOct 29, 2021: 7.07 ft, moderate floodingApr 18, 2022: 7.72 ft, moderate floodingMay 8, 2022: 7.06 ft, moderate floodingOct 3, 2022: 7.61 ft, moderate floodingDec 23, 2022: 7.32 ft, moderate floodingJun 3, 2023: 7.05 ft, moderate floodingSep 23, 2023: 7.07 ft, moderate floodingJan 13, 2024: 7.20 ft, moderate floodingFeb 13, 2024: 7.09 ft, moderate floodingAug 21, 2025: 7.78 ft, moderate floodingOct 12, 2025: 7.56 ft, moderate floodingSep 26, 2026: 8.26 ft, major flooding Highest, 9.68 ft, Oct 29, 2012 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Ingram Thorofare at Avalon (IN MLLW) 2000s: 5 2010s: 11 2020s: 14 14 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Ingram Thorofare at Avalon (IN MLLW)
1Oct 29, 20129.68+3.68Major—
2Jan 23, 20168.96+2.96Major—
3Sep 26, 20268.26+2.26Major—
4Nov 13, 20097.96+1.96Moderate—
5Sep 9, 20187.94+1.94Moderate—
6Oct 27, 20187.88+1.88Moderate—
7Aug 21, 20257.78+1.78Moderate—
8Apr 18, 20227.72+1.72Moderate—
9Oct 3, 20227.61+1.61Moderate—
10Oct 12, 20257.56+1.56Moderate—
11Oct 2, 20157.55+1.55Moderate—
12May 12, 20087.53+1.53Moderate—
13Aug 27, 20117.53+1.53Moderate—
14Oct 29, 20117.43+1.43Moderate—
15Dec 9, 20147.34+1.34Moderate—
16Oct 7, 20067.33+1.33Moderate—
17Feb 9, 20167.33+1.33Moderate—
18Feb 1, 20217.33+1.33Moderate—
19Dec 23, 20227.32+1.32Moderate—
20Oct 18, 20097.30+1.30Moderate—
21Jan 13, 20247.20+1.20Moderate—
22Sep 19, 20177.14+1.14Moderate—
23Jun 4, 20127.13+1.13Moderate—
24Feb 13, 20247.09+1.09Moderate—
25Oct 29, 20217.07+1.07Moderate—
26Sep 23, 20237.07+1.07Moderate—
27May 8, 20227.06+1.06Moderate—
28Jun 3, 20237.05+1.05Moderate—
29Oct 30, 20207.03+1.03Moderate—
30May 25, 20057.02+1.02Moderate—

Other gauges in Cape May County

Flood gauges in Cape May County
Cape May Harbor (IN MLLW)6.29.36 ft, Jan 23, 20163
Delaware Bay at Cape May (IN MLLW)6.78.98 ft, Jan 23, 20163
Stone Harbor (IN MLLW)6.19.39 ft, Oct 29, 20124
Great Egg Harbor Bay at Ocean City (IN MLLW)5.39.95 ft, Dec 11, 19924
Sea Isle City (IN MLLW)5.79.91 ft, Oct 29, 20125
S. Dennis (IN MLLW)7.110.08 ft, Sep 27, 19852
Tuckahoe6.09.09 ft, Aug 22, 19970

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge AVLN4, 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.