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Paulins Kill at Blairstown

Highest listed crest 11.12 ftFlood stage 5.0 ft17 crests since 1938

The Paulins Kill at Blairstown crested above flood stage 17 times among the 17 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1938 to 2024. The highest, 11.12 ft on August 19, 1955, was minor flooding, 6.12 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.12 ft
August 19, 1955; 8,750 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
17 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 10, 2024
5.82 ft, minor flooding
Location
Warren County
Near Hackettstown (11.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Paulins Kill at Blairstown
Action stage4.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.017Jan 10, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

17 crests from 1938 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Paulins Kill at Blairstown, 1938 to 2024 4681012ft Flood stage 5.0 ft Sep 22, 1938: 7.56 ft, minor floodingAug 19, 1955: 11.12 ft, minor flooding; 8,750 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 1955: 7.76 ft, minor floodingJan 25, 1979: 7.47 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 1984: 6.25 ft, minor flooding; 2,390 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 7.41 ft, minor flooding; 3,580 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2005: 7.38 ft, minor flooding; 3,550 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2005: 6.90 ft, minor flooding; 3,140 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2007: 8.26 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 2011: 9.88 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2014: 6.10 ft, minor flooding; 2,520 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2020: 5.51 ft, minor flooding; 2,125 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2021: 7.02 ft, minor flooding; 2,811 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2022: 6.81 ft, minor flooding; 2,644 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2023: 5.44 ft, minor flooding; 1,790 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 5.64 ft, minor flooding; 1,902 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 5.82 ft, minor flooding; 2,005 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.12 ft, Aug 19, 1955 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Paulins Kill at Blairstown 1930s: 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 2 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 4 2010s: 2 2020s: 6 6 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, Paulins Kill at Blairstown
1Aug 19, 195511.12+6.12Minor8,750
2Sep 8, 20119.88+4.88Minor—
3Apr 16, 20078.26+3.26Minor—
4Oct 16, 19557.76+2.76Minor—
5Sep 22, 19387.56+2.56Minor—
6Jan 25, 19797.47+2.47Minor—
7Sep 18, 20047.41+2.41Minor3,580
8Apr 3, 20057.38+2.38Minor3,550
9Sep 2, 20217.02+2.02Minor2,811
10Oct 9, 20056.90+1.90Minor3,140
11Apr 8, 20226.81+1.81Minor2,644
12May 30, 19846.25+1.25Minor2,390
13May 1, 20146.10+1.10Minor2,520
14Jan 10, 20245.82+0.82Minor2,005
15Dec 19, 20235.64+0.64Minor1,902
16Dec 25, 20205.51+0.51Minor2,125
17Jul 17, 20235.44+0.44Minor1,790

Other gauges in Warren County

Flood gauges in Warren County
Belvidere4.56.33 ft, Aug 28, 20110
Belvidere22.030.21 ft, Aug 19, 19555
Riegelsville22.038.85 ft, Aug 20, 19556
Tocks Island21.037.40 ft, Aug 19, 19555
Bloomsbury6.09.20 ft, Sep 2, 20210
Pequest6.06.42 ft, Sep 8, 20110

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BLRN4, 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.