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Maurice River at Norma

Highest listed crest 8.72 ftFlood stage 4.0 ft14 crests since 1933

The Maurice River at Norma crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1933 to 2020. The highest, 8.72 ft on September 2, 1940, was major flooding, 4.72 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.72 ft
September 2, 1940; 7,360 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
4.0 ft
Major flooding from 7.0 ft
Crests at major
2
49th of 125 gauges in New Jersey
Most recent flood crest
August 9, 2020
4.16 ft, minor flooding
Location
Salem County
Near Vineland (4.8 mi), Millville (7.4 mi), Bridgeton (9.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Maurice River at Norma
Action stage3.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.06Aug 9, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage5.06Mar 15, 2010Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage7.02Aug 29, 2011Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

14 crests from 1933 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Maurice River at Norma, 1933 to 2020 456789ft Flood stage 4.0 ftMajor 7.0 ft Aug 26, 1933: 5.10 ft, moderate floodingSep 8, 1935: 5.30 ft, moderate floodingSep 2, 1940: 8.72 ft, major flooding; 7,360 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1971: 5.13 ft, moderate flooding; 1,550 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1979: 5.10 ft, moderate floodingApr 7, 1984: 4.21 ft, minor flooding; 834 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1989: 4.70 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 2007: 5.83 ft, moderate flooding; 1,640 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2010: 5.17 ft, moderate floodingAug 29, 2011: 7.72 ft, major floodingMay 3, 2014: 4.59 ft, minor flooding; 1,092 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2018: 4.08 ft, minor flooding; 710 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 2018: 4.26 ft, minor flooding; 845 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2020: 4.16 ft, minor flooding; 770 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.72 ft, Sep 2, 1940 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Maurice River at Norma 1930s: 2 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 2 1980s: 2 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 5 5 2020s: 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Maurice River at Norma
1Sep 2, 19408.72+4.72Major7,360
2Aug 29, 20117.72+3.72Major—
3Apr 17, 20075.83+1.83Moderate1,640
4Sep 8, 19355.30+1.30Moderate—
5Mar 15, 20105.17+1.17Moderate—
6Aug 29, 19715.13+1.13Moderate1,550
7Aug 26, 19335.10+1.10Moderate—
8Feb 28, 19795.10+1.10Moderate—
9Aug 20, 19894.70+0.70Minor—
10May 3, 20144.59+0.59Minor1,092
11Nov 27, 20184.26+0.26Minor845
12Apr 7, 19844.21+0.21Minor834
13Aug 9, 20204.16+0.16Minor770
14Sep 13, 20184.08+0.08Minor710

The worst floods along the Maurice River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Maurice River that crested above flood stage within a week.

August 29, 2011: 7.72 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Maurice River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Maurice River
Norma this gaugeNJ4.08.72 ft, Sep 2, 19402
Bivalve (IN MLLW)NJ7.610.44 ft, Oct 29, 20122

Other gauges in Salem County

Flood gauges in Salem County
Woodstown13.017.98 ft, Apr 1, 19400

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NORN4, 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.