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Middle Brook at Burnt Mills

Highest listed crest 12.76 ftFlood stage 9.5 ft12 crests since 2006

The Middle Brook at Burnt Mills crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2006 to 2024. The highest, 12.76 ft on September 2, 2021, was major flooding, 3.26 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Middle Brook crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.76 ft
September 2, 2021; 19,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.5 ft
Major flooding from 11.5 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 125 gauges in New Jersey
Most recent flood crest
January 10, 2024
9.74 ft, minor flooding
Location
Somerset County
Near Somerville (6.7 mi), Manville (8.9 mi), Bound Brook (9.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Middle Brook at Burnt Mills
Action stage7.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.59Jan 10, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.52Jul 1, 2013Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.51Sep 2, 2021Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

12 crests from 2006 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Middle Brook at Burnt Mills, 2006 to 2024 910111213ft Flood stage 9.5 ftMajor 11.5 ft Jun 28, 2006: 9.90 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 2008: 9.80 ft, minor floodingAug 2, 2009: 10.00 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 2010: 9.80 ft, minor floodingAug 28, 2011: 10.80 ft, moderate floodingJul 1, 2013: 10.58 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 2014: 9.77 ft, minor floodingAug 23, 2021: 9.96 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2021: 12.76 ft, major flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2023: 9.81 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2023: 9.80 ft, minor flooding; 13,280 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 9.74 ft, minor flooding; 13,160 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.76 ft, Sep 2, 2021 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Middle Brook at Burnt Mills 2000s: 3 2010s: 4 2020s: 5 5 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, Middle Brook at Burnt Mills
1Sep 2, 202112.76+3.26Major19,200
2Aug 28, 201110.80+1.30Moderate—
3Jul 1, 201310.58+1.08Moderate—
4Aug 2, 200910.00+0.50Minor—
5Aug 23, 20219.96+0.46Minor13,600
6Jun 28, 20069.90+0.40Minor—
7Dec 18, 20239.81+0.31Minor13,300
8Mar 8, 20089.80+0.30Minor—
9Mar 13, 20109.80+0.30Minor—
10Dec 28, 20239.80+0.30Minor13,280
11Apr 30, 20149.77+0.27Minor—
12Jan 10, 20249.74+0.24Minor13,160

The worst floods along the Middle Brook

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

September 2, 2021: 12.76 ft here, major flooding

  • Bound BrookNJ · Sep 2, 2021 · 20.66 ft · Minor · its highest

August 28, 2011: 10.80 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Middle Brook

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

Flood gauges on the Middle Brook
Burnt Mills this gaugeNJ9.512.76 ft, Sep 2, 20211
Bound BrookNJ11.020.66 ft, Sep 2, 20210

Other gauges in Somerset County

Flood gauges in Somerset County
Seeley Mills5.59.05 ft, Sep 2, 20210
Burnt Mills11.016.79 ft, Sep 2, 20214
Bound Brook11.020.66 ft, Sep 2, 20210
Blackwells Mills9.021.24 ft, Aug 28, 201111
Griggstown10.024.21 ft, Aug 28, 201114
Millstone10.022.45 ft, Sep 2, 20216
Weston11.523.75 ft, Sep 2, 20217
North Branch Village12.321.53 ft, Sep 16, 19990
South Branch8.020.26 ft, Sep 2, 202114
Far Hills6.07.60 ft, Jul 23, 19190
Raritan10.019.52 ft, Sep 2, 20216
Millington8.010.26 ft, Aug 29, 20112
Bound Brook28.042.13 ft, Sep 17, 199913
Manville14.027.66 ft, Sep 2, 202110
North Plainfield7.010.65 ft, Aug 2, 19730
Watchung14.024.50 ft, Aug 2, 19730
Martinsville6.011.47 ft, Sep 2, 20210

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MDBN4, 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.