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Toms River at Toms River

Highest listed crest 13.62 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft9 crests since 1938

The Toms River at Toms River crested above flood stage 3 times among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1938 to 2018. The highest, 13.62 ft on August 29, 2011, was moderate flooding, 1.62 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.62 ft
August 29, 2011
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 29, 2011
13.62 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Ocean County
Near Beachwood (4.2 mi), Point Pleasant (10.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Toms River at Toms River
Action stage11.06Nov 26, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.02Mar 15, 2010Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.01Aug 29, 2011Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 1938 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Toms River at Toms River, 1938 to 2018 11121314ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Sep 23, 1938: 12.50 ft, minor flooding; 2,000 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1977: 11.59 ft, action stage; 1,770 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1979: 11.61 ft, action stage; 1,770 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1984: 11.71 ft, action stage; 1,810 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 2005: 11.64 ft, action stage; 1,780 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2007: 11.17 ft, action stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2010: 12.25 ft, minor floodingAug 29, 2011: 13.62 ft, moderate floodingNov 26, 2018: 11.74 ft, action stage Highest, 13.62 ft, Aug 29, 2011 1940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Toms River at Toms River 1930s: 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Toms River at Toms River
1Aug 29, 201113.62+1.62Moderate—
2Sep 23, 193812.50+0.50Minor2,000
3Mar 15, 201012.25+0.25Minor—
4Nov 26, 201811.74−0.26Action—
5May 31, 198411.71−0.29Action1,810
6Oct 15, 200511.64−0.36Action1,780
7Feb 26, 197911.61−0.39Action1,770
8Nov 9, 197711.59−0.41Action1,770
9Apr 17, 200711.17−0.83Action1,680

Other gauges in Ocean County

Flood gauges in Ocean County
Barnegat Bay at Barnegat Light (IN MLLW)3.56.39 ft, Oct 29, 20122
Barnegat Bay at Mantoloking (IN MLLW)1.77.21 ft, Oct 30, 20125
Barnegat Bay at Waretown (IN MLLW)2.14.54 ft, Sep 27, 20261
Barnegat Bay near Bayshore (IN MLLW)2.06.82 ft, Oct 30, 20122
Tuckerton (IN MLLW)4.410.13 ft, Oct 29, 20125
Manahawkin Bay at Ship Bottom (IN MLLW)3.07.34 ft, Oct 29, 20122
Lakewood8.011.40 ft, Aug 28, 20112
Stafford Forge13.013.08 ft, Nov 24, 20090

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TMRN4, 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.