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Westecunk Creek at Stafford Forge

Highest listed crest 13.08 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft10 crests since 1982

The Westecunk Creek at Stafford Forge crested above flood stage 1 time among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1982 to 2014. The highest, 13.08 ft on November 24, 2009, was minor flooding, 0.08 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.08 ft
November 24, 2009
Flood stage
13.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
November 24, 2009
13.08 ft, minor flooding
Location
Ocean County
New Jersey

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Westecunk Creek at Stafford Forge
Action stage12.01Sep 16, 1999The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.01Nov 24, 2009Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

10 crests from 1982 to 2014. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Westecunk Creek at Stafford Forge, 1982 to 2014 11.51212.51313.5ft Flood stage 13.0 ft Apr 7, 1982: 11.69 ft, below flood stageApr 11, 1983: 11.67 ft, below flood stageApr 6, 1987: 11.72 ft, below flood stageJul 13, 1991: 11.72 ft, below flood stageSep 16, 1999: 12.35 ft, action stageSep 16, 2006: 11.86 ft, below flood stageNov 24, 2009: 13.08 ft, minor floodingSep 5, 2012: 11.81 ft, below flood stageDec 28, 2012: 11.95 ft, below flood stageAug 13, 2014: 11.86 ft, below flood stage Highest, 13.08 ft, Nov 24, 2009 199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Westecunk Creek at Stafford Forge 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 0 1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Westecunk Creek at Stafford Forge
1Nov 24, 200913.08+0.08Minor—
2Sep 16, 199912.35−0.65Action—
3Dec 28, 201211.95−1.05Below flood stage—
4Sep 16, 200611.86−1.14Below flood stage—
5Aug 13, 201411.86−1.14Below flood stage—
6Sep 5, 201211.81−1.19Below flood stage—
7Apr 6, 198711.72−1.28Below flood stage—
8Jul 13, 199111.72−1.28Below flood stage—
9Apr 7, 198211.69−1.31Below flood stage—
10Apr 11, 198311.67−1.33Below flood stage—

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
Toms River12.013.62 ft, Aug 29, 20110

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge STFN4, 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.