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Peckman River at Verona

Highest listed crest 6.57 ftFlood stage 3.5 ft2 crests since 1999

The Peckman River at Verona crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1999 to 2018. The highest, 6.57 ft on September 16, 1999, was major flooding, 3.07 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
6.57 ft
September 16, 1999
Flood stage
3.5 ft
Major flooding from 5.0 ft
Crests at major
2
49th of 125 gauges in New Jersey
Most recent flood crest
August 11, 2018
6.36 ft, major flooding
Location
Essex County
Near Woodland Park (3.8 mi), Clifton (4.1 mi), Totowa (4.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Peckman River at Verona
Action stage3.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)3.50—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage4.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage5.02Aug 11, 2018Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 1999 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Peckman River at Verona, 1999 to 2018 34567ft Flood stage 3.5 ftMajor 5.0 ft Sep 16, 1999: 6.57 ft, major floodingAug 11, 2018: 6.36 ft, major flooding Highest, 6.57 ft, Sep 16, 1999 2000200520102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Peckman River at Verona 1990s: 1 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1990s2000s2010s
  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, Peckman River at Verona
1Sep 16, 19996.57+3.07Major—
2Aug 11, 20186.36+2.86Major—

Other gauges in Essex County

Flood gauges in Essex County
Bloomfield6.09.97 ft, Sep 16, 19991

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VRON4, 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.