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Shark River at Neptune City

Highest listed crest 7.94 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft8 crests since 1969

The Shark River at Neptune City crested above flood stage 3 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1969 to 2018. The highest, 7.94 ft on December 26, 1969, was minor flooding, 0.94 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.94 ft
December 26, 1969
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 10.5 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 28, 2011
7.61 ft, minor flooding
Location
Monmouth County
Near Asbury Park (3.6 mi), Tinton Falls (4.9 mi), Eatontown (6.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Shark River at Neptune City
Action stage6.05May 27, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.03Aug 28, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 1969 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Shark River at Neptune City, 1969 to 2018 67891011ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 10.5 ft Dec 26, 1969: 7.94 ft, minor floodingAug 10, 1987: 6.38 ft, action stageAug 18, 1992: 6.59 ft, action stageJun 17, 2001: 6.55 ft, action stageOct 14, 2005: 7.14 ft, minor floodingAug 28, 2011: 7.61 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 2012: 6.67 ft, action stageMay 27, 2018: 6.93 ft, action stage Highest, 7.94 ft, Dec 26, 1969 19701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Shark River at Neptune City 1960s: 1 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Shark River at Neptune City
1Dec 26, 19697.94+0.94Minor—
2Aug 28, 20117.61+0.61Minor—
3Oct 14, 20057.14+0.14Minor—
4May 27, 20186.93−0.07Action—
5Dec 27, 20126.67−0.33Action—
6Aug 18, 19926.59−0.41Action—
7Jun 17, 20016.55−0.45Action—
8Aug 10, 19876.38−0.62Action—

The worst floods along the Shark River

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

August 28, 2011: 7.61 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Shark River

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

Flood gauges on the Shark River
Neptune City this gaugeNJ7.07.94 ft, Dec 26, 19690
Belmar (IN MLLW)NJ5.913.22 ft, Oct 29, 20125

Other gauges in Monmouth County

Flood gauges in Monmouth County
Allenwood14.520.38 ft, Aug 28, 20111
Squankum8.513.06 ft, Aug 28, 20112
New Jersey Atlantic Coast at Sandy Hook (IN MLLW)6.714.40 ft, Oct 29, 201214
Raritan Bay at Keansburg (IN MLLW)7.016.73 ft, Oct 29, 20126
Belmar (IN MLLW)5.913.22 ft, Oct 29, 20125
Sea Bright (IN MLLW)5.211.73 ft, Oct 29, 201210
Red Bank7.07.73 ft, May 1, 20140
Manasquan (IN MLLW)5.712.28 ft, Oct 29, 20124

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NEPN4, 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.