Updated River Statement

The National Weather Service has issued an updated river forecast for the Delaware River. It looks like their crest prediction has gone down a bit, which, of course, is a good thing for all of us.

HYDROLOGIC STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MT HOLLY NJ
435 AM EDT SUN MAR 09 2008


...SPECIAL RIVER STATEMENT FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER ...

SIGNIFICANT RISES WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE LOWER DELAWARE RIVER
TODAY. MOST LOCATIONS ON THE LOWER DELAWARE RIVER ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS RIEGELSVILLE,
WHICH IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR FLOOD STAGE SUNDAY LATE AFTERNOON OR
EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

SOME SPECIFIC CREST FORECASTS FOLLOW.

FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER NEAR TOCKS ISLAND, THE LATEST STAGE WAS 16.4
FEET AT 3 AM SUNDAY. A CREST OF AROUND 20 FEET IS EXPECTED SUNDAY
EVENING. FLOOD STAGE AT TOCKS ISLAND IS 20 FEET.

FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER AT BELVIDERE, THE LATEST STAGE WAS 14.9 FEET
AT 3 AM SUNDAY. A CREST OF AROUND 17 FEET IS EXPECTED SUNDAY
EVENING. FLOOD STAGE AT BELVIDERE IS 22 FEET.

FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER AT EASTON-PHILLIPSBURG BRIDGE, THE LATEST STAGE
WAS 18.4 FEET AT 3 AM SUNDAY. A CREST OF AROUND 20 FEET IS EXPECTED
SUNDAY EVENING. FLOOD STAGE AT EASTON IS 22 FEET.

FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER AT RIEGELSVILLE, THE LATEST STAGE WAS 18.4
FEET AT 3 AM SUNDAY. A CREST OF AROUND 22 FEET IS EXPECTED LATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. FLOOD STAGE AT
RIEGELSVILLE IS 22 FEET.

FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER AT FRENCHTOWN, THE LATEST STAGE WAS 11.5 FEET
AT 3 AM SUNDAY. A CREST OF BETWEEN 14 AND 15 FEET IS EXPECTED
SUNDAY EVENING. FLOOD STAGE AT FRENCHTOWN IS 16 FEET.

FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER AT NEW HOPE-LAMBERTVILLE BRIDGE, THE LATEST STAGE
WAS 9.1 FEET AT 4 AM SUNDAY. A CREST OF AROUND 11 FEET IS EXPECTED
SUNDAY EVENING. FLOOD STAGE AT NEW HOPE IS 13 FEET.

FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER AT WASHINGTON`S CROSSING, THE LATEST STAGE
WAS 10.65 AT 4 AM SUNDAY. A CREST OF AROUND 14 FEET IS EXPECTED
SUNDAY EVENING. FLOOD STAGE AT WASHINGTON`S CROSSING IS 20 FEET.

FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER AT TRENTON, THE LATEST STAGE WAS 16.8 FEET AT
3 AM SUNDAY. A CREST OF AROUND 19 FEET IS EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING.
FLOOD STAGE AT TRENTON IS 20 FEET.

THESE FORECASTS ASSUME A CONTINUATION OF PRESENT RESERVOIR RELEASES.

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR
LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET.