Rockaway River at Boonton above reservoir

The past week

What floods at each level

• 10 ft

  Main Street businesses in Denville experience several feet of water.

• 9 ft

  Businesses on Main Street in Denville begin to flood. Sections of Boonton (municipality) begin to flood.

• 8 ft

  Interstate Route 80 in Denville floods. Portions of Dover Township are under several feet of water.

• 7 ft

  Park's Lake area in Denville is flooded. Residents near Savage Road in Denville take on water. Residential areas in Dover Township adjacent to the river experience significant flooding.

• 6 ft

  Main Street in Rockaway is flooded. Jackson Avenue in Rockaway is flooded. Water backs up and comes through the sewer system. Main Street in Denville begins to flood. Gardner Park in Denville experiences significant flooding. Football and baseball fields are submerged in several feet of water. Portions of Boonton Township begin to flood.

• 5.5 ft

  The main parking lot at St. Clare's Hospital begins to flood.

• 5 ft

  Savage Road and other roads around Gardner Park in Denville flood.

• 3.5 ft

  The Rockaway River leaves its banks and floods adjacent parks and trails in Denville including Gardner park.

• 2 ft

  The Rockaway River leaves its banks and begins to flood the river parking lot at St. Clare's Hospital.

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