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Pequest River at Huntsville

Highest listed crest 6.30 ftFlood stage 4.0 ft15 crests since 1955

The Pequest River at Huntsville crested above flood stage 15 times among the 15 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1955 to 2024. The highest, 6.30 ft on September 9, 2011, was minor flooding, 2.30 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Pequest River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
6.30 ft
September 9, 2011
Flood stage
4.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
15 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 11, 2024
4.77 ft, minor flooding
Location
Sussex County
Near Hopatcong (6.3 mi), Hackettstown (9.1 mi), Dover (13.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pequest River at Huntsville
Action stage3.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.015Jan 11, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

15 crests from 1955 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pequest River at Huntsville, 1955 to 2024 44.555.566.5ft Flood stage 4.0 ft Aug 19, 1955: 5.05 ft, minor floodingJan 25, 1979: 5.44 ft, minor flooding; 640 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1999: 4.97 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2005: 5.03 ft, minor floodingOct 9, 2005: 4.28 ft, minor flooding; 391 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2007: 5.42 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2010: 4.96 ft, minor floodingSep 9, 2011: 6.30 ft, minor floodingNov 4, 2018: 4.20 ft, minor flooding; 385 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2020: 4.03 ft, minor flooding; 341 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2021: 4.24 ft, minor flooding; 395 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2021: 4.68 ft, minor flooding; 518 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2022: 4.27 ft, minor flooding; 403 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 4.47 ft, minor flooding; 458 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2024: 4.77 ft, minor flooding; 545 cubic feet per second Highest, 6.30 ft, Sep 9, 2011 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pequest River at Huntsville 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 3 2010s: 3 2020s: 6 6 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Pequest River at Huntsville
1Sep 9, 20116.30+2.30Minor—
2Jan 25, 19795.44+1.44Minor640
3Apr 16, 20075.42+1.42Minor—
4Aug 19, 19555.05+1.05Minor—
5Apr 3, 20055.03+1.03Minor—
6Sep 16, 19994.97+0.97Minor—
7Mar 14, 20104.96+0.96Minor—
8Jan 11, 20244.77+0.77Minor545
9Sep 3, 20214.68+0.68Minor518
10Dec 19, 20234.47+0.47Minor458
11Oct 9, 20054.28+0.28Minor391
12Apr 8, 20224.27+0.27Minor403
13Aug 24, 20214.24+0.24Minor395
14Nov 4, 20184.20+0.20Minor385
15Dec 26, 20204.03+0.03Minor341

The worst floods along the Pequest River

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

September 9, 2011: 6.30 ft here, minor flooding

  • PequestNJ · Sep 8, 2011 · 6.42 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Pequest River

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

Flood gauges on the Pequest River
Huntsville this gaugeNJ4.06.30 ft, Sep 9, 20110
PequestNJ6.06.42 ft, Sep 8, 20110

Other gauges in Sussex County

Flood gauges in Sussex County
Flatbrookville6.012.90 ft, Aug 28, 20114

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HUNN4, 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.