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Flax Pond at Old Field (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 10.12 ftFlood stage 9.2 ft8 crests since 2005

The Flax Pond at Old Field (IN MLLW) crested above flood stage 1 time among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2005 to 2012. The highest, 10.12 ft on October 29, 2012, was minor flooding, 0.92 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.12 ft
October 29, 2012
Flood stage
9.2 ft
Major flooding from 12.2 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 29, 2012
10.12 ft, minor flooding
Location
Suffolk County
Near Lake Grove (7.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Flax Pond at Old Field (IN MLLW)
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.21Oct 29, 2012Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.20—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.20—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 2005 to 2012. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Flax Pond at Old Field (IN MLLW), 2005 to 2012 468101214ft Flood stage 9.2 ftMajor 12.2 ft Oct 25, 2005: 5.38 ft, below flood stageDec 1, 2006: 5.42 ft, below flood stageApr 16, 2007: 5.67 ft, below flood stageDec 12, 2008: 5.45 ft, below flood stageOct 18, 2009: 5.53 ft, below flood stageApr 16, 2011: 5.47 ft, below flood stageAug 28, 2011: 7.35 ft, below flood stageOct 29, 2012: 10.12 ft, minor flooding Highest, 10.12 ft, Oct 29, 2012 200520102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Flax Pond at Old Field (IN MLLW) 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 1 2000s2010s
  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, Flax Pond at Old Field (IN MLLW)
1Oct 29, 201210.12+0.92Minor—
2Aug 28, 20117.35−1.85Below flood stage—
3Apr 16, 20075.67−3.53Below flood stage—
4Oct 18, 20095.53−3.67Below flood stage—
5Apr 16, 20115.47−3.73Below flood stage—
6Dec 12, 20085.45−3.75Below flood stage—
7Dec 1, 20065.42−3.78Below flood stage—
8Oct 25, 20055.38−3.82Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Suffolk County

Flood gauges in Suffolk County
Great South Bay at Lindenhurst (IN MLLW)3.17.73 ft, Oct 29, 20122
Great South Bay at Watch Hill (IN MLLW)3.27.73 ft, Oct 29, 20121
Great South Bay at West Sayville (IN MLLW)3.116.75 ft, Sep 21, 193810
Moriches Bay at Moriches Bay (IN MLLW)4.37.73 ft, Oct 29, 20121
Orient (IN MLLW)4.810.12 ft, Oct 29, 20122
Riverhead (IN MLLW)5.710.12 ft, Oct 29, 20122
Shelter Island (IN MLLW)5.17.73 ft, Oct 29, 20121
Shinnecock Bay at Ponquogue (IN MLLW)4.97.73 ft, Oct 29, 20121

Suffolk County: every hazard · River floods across the country · New York

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FLXN6, 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.