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New York Harbor at The Battery (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 13.88 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft13 crests since 1950

The New York Harbor at The Battery (IN MLLW) crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2012. The highest, 13.88 ft on October 29, 2012, was major flooding, 6.88 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.88 ft
October 29, 2012
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 9.4 ft
Crests at major
4
45th of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest
October 29, 2012
13.88 ft, major flooding
Location
New York County
Near Jersey City (2.8 mi), Hoboken (3.2 mi), Union City (4.7 mi)
Identifiers
NWS BATN6
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, New York Harbor at The Battery (IN MLLW)
Action stage7.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.03Mar 20, 1996Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.36Mar 14, 2010Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage9.44Oct 29, 2012Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

13 crests from 1950 to 2012. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the New York Harbor at The Battery (IN MLLW), 1950 to 2012 68101214ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 9.4 ft Nov 25, 1950: 9.12 ft, moderate floodingSep 12, 1960: 10.02 ft, major floodingMar 6, 1962: 8.92 ft, moderate floodingJan 23, 1966: 8.12 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 1984: 8.53 ft, moderate floodingSep 27, 1985: 8.23 ft, minor floodingOct 31, 1991: 8.73 ft, moderate floodingDec 11, 1992: 9.70 ft, major floodingMar 14, 1993: 8.36 ft, moderate floodingMar 20, 1996: 8.29 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2010: 8.51 ft, moderate floodingAug 28, 2011: 9.51 ft, major floodingOct 29, 2012: 13.88 ft, major flooding Highest, 13.88 ft, Oct 29, 2012 1950196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, New York Harbor at The Battery (IN MLLW) 1950s: 1 1960s: 3 1970s: 0 1980s: 2 1990s: 4 4 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, New York Harbor at The Battery (IN MLLW)
1Oct 29, 201213.88+6.88Major—
2Sep 12, 196010.02+3.02Major—
3Dec 11, 19929.70+2.70Major—
4Aug 28, 20119.51+2.51Major—
5Nov 25, 19509.12+2.12Moderate—
6Mar 6, 19628.92+1.92Moderate—
7Oct 31, 19918.73+1.73Moderate—
8Mar 29, 19848.53+1.53Moderate—
9Mar 14, 20108.51+1.51Moderate—
10Mar 14, 19938.36+1.36Moderate—
11Mar 20, 19968.29+1.29Minor—
12Sep 27, 19858.23+1.23Minor—
13Jan 23, 19668.12+1.12Minor—

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BATN6, 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.