North Branch Rancocas Creek at Iron Works Park Mount Holly

Highest listed crest 14.32 ftFlood stage 11.7 ft5 crests since 2014

The North Branch Rancocas Creek at Iron Works Park Mount Holly crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2014 to 2023. The highest, 14.32 ft on June 20, 2019, was major flooding, 2.62 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the North Branch Rancocas Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.32 ft
June 20, 2019
Flood stage
11.7 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
1
68th of 125 gauges in New Jersey
Most recent flood crest
December 19, 2023
12.93 ft, minor flooding
Location
Burlington County
Near Burlington (7.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, North Branch Rancocas Creek at Iron Works Park Mount Holly
Action stage11.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.73Dec 19, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.01May 1, 2014Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.01Jun 20, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2014 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the North Branch Rancocas Creek at Iron Works Park Mount Holly, 2014 to 2023 1112131415ft Flood stage 11.7 ftMajor 14.0 ft May 1, 2014: 13.80 ft, moderate floodingJun 11, 2018: 11.96 ft, minor floodingNov 25, 2018: 12.50 ft, minor floodingJun 20, 2019: 14.32 ft, major floodingDec 19, 2023: 12.93 ft, minor flooding Highest, 14.32 ft, Jun 20, 2019 20152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, North Branch Rancocas Creek at Iron Works Park Mount Holly 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 1 2010s2020s
  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, North Branch Rancocas Creek at Iron Works Park Mount Holly
1Jun 20, 201914.32+2.62Major—
2May 1, 201413.80+2.10Moderate—
3Dec 19, 202312.93+1.23Minor—
4Nov 25, 201812.50+0.80Minor—
5Jun 11, 201811.96+0.26Minor—

The worst floods along the North Branch Rancocas Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the North Branch Rancocas Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

June 20, 2019: 14.32 ft here, major flooding

  • PembertonNJ · Jun 20, 2019 · 4.45 ft · Major

May 1, 2014: 13.80 ft here, moderate flooding

  • PembertonNJ · May 1, 2014 · 2.98 ft · Minor

December 19, 2023: 12.93 ft here, minor flooding

  • PembertonNJ · Dec 19, 2023 · 2.83 ft · Minor

Gauges on the North Branch Rancocas Creek

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

Flood gauges on the North Branch Rancocas Creek
PembertonNJ2.54.91 ft, Aug 29, 20114
Iron Works Park Mount Holly this gaugeNJ11.714.32 ft, Jun 20, 20191

Other gauges in Burlington County

Flood gauges in Burlington County
New Gretna6.07.28 ft, Aug 21, 19970
New Lisbon5.09.87 ft, Aug 29, 20110
Pemberton2.54.91 ft, Aug 29, 20114
Vincentown7.012.34 ft, Jul 13, 20041
Medford12.019.70 ft, Jul 13, 20041
Jenkins15.016.85 ft, Sep 5, 20120

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge IWPN4, 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.