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Little Neck Bay at Kings Point (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 16.75 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft10 crests since 1938

The Little Neck Bay at Kings Point (IN MLLW) crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1938 to 2012. The highest, 16.75 ft on September 21, 1938, was major flooding, 6.75 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.75 ft
September 21, 1938
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
6
24th of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest
October 29, 2012
14.31 ft, major flooding
Location
Nassau County
Near Great Neck (1.8 mi), New Hyde Park (6.9 mi), Floral Park (7.0 mi)
Identifiers
NWS KPTN6
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little Neck Bay at Kings Point (IN MLLW)
Action stage9.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.54Oct 19, 1996Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.06Oct 29, 2012Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 1938 to 2012. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Neck Bay at Kings Point (IN MLLW), 1938 to 2012 1012141618ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Sep 21, 1938: 16.75 ft, major floodingNov 25, 1950: 13.05 ft, major floodingAug 31, 1954: 14.76 ft, major floodingNov 12, 1968: 12.95 ft, moderate floodingFeb 19, 1972: 12.41 ft, moderate floodingFeb 7, 1978: 13.60 ft, major floodingOct 25, 1980: 12.68 ft, moderate floodingDec 11, 1992: 14.29 ft, major floodingOct 19, 1996: 12.70 ft, moderate floodingOct 29, 2012: 14.31 ft, major flooding Highest, 16.75 ft, Sep 21, 1938 19401950196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Neck Bay at Kings Point (IN MLLW) 1930s: 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 2 2 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 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, Little Neck Bay at Kings Point (IN MLLW)
1Sep 21, 193816.75+6.75Major—
2Aug 31, 195414.76+4.76Major—
3Oct 29, 201214.31+4.31Major—
4Dec 11, 199214.29+4.29Major—
5Feb 7, 197813.60+3.60Major—
6Nov 25, 195013.05+3.05Major—
7Nov 12, 196812.95+2.95Moderate—
8Oct 19, 199612.70+2.70Moderate—
9Oct 25, 198012.68+2.68Moderate—
10Feb 19, 197212.41+2.41Moderate—

Other gauges in Nassau County

Flood gauges in Nassau County
Hudson Bay at Freeport (IN MLLW)6.010.12 ft, Oct 29, 20122
Jamaica Bay at Inwood (IN MLLW)7.811.65 ft, Oct 29, 20121
Sands Point (IN MLLW)10.016.75 ft, Sep 21, 193810

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KPTN6, 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.