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The Delaware River is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and is the longest free-flowing (undammed) river in the Eastern United States. From the meeting of its branches in Hancock, New York, the river flows for 282 miles (454 km) [1] along the borders of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, before ...
903 feet (275 m) History. Opened. 1835 [1] Closed. May 3, 1961 [2] Location. The Yardley–Wilburtha Bridge was a bridge spanning the Delaware River. A majority of the bridge was washed away by severe flooding in 1955 and was later demolished in 1961 after the completion of the nearby Scudder Falls Bridge .
Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, DC. The Mid-Atlantic United States flood of 2006 was a significant flood that affected much of the Mid-Atlantic region of the eastern United States. The flooding was very widespread, affecting numerous rivers, lakes and communities from Upstate New York to North Carolina.
The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for Bucks County and the Delaware Valley on Wednesday, April 3. The water levels of the Neshaminy Creek near Langhorne stood at 5.82 feet as of ...
Tocks Island Dam. Tocks Island is a small island located a short distance north of the Delaware Water Gap in the Delaware River between New Jersey and Pennsylvania. It is part of Hardwick Township, in Warren County, New Jersey. The site was proposed for dam construction several times by the Corps of Engineers, beginning in 1934 and again in 1939.
A drawdown of the Upper Delaware River reservoirs is set to start June 1. This will help mitigate flood risk while the Delaware Aqueduct is repaired. ... repair project in the history of the water ...
August 29–31, 1996 – Hurricane Edouard causes rough surf along the Delaware coastline, closing some beaches. October 8, 1996 – The remnants of Tropical Storm Josephine cause 45 mph (70 km/h) wind gusts and light rainfall of up to 2.37 inches (60 mm) in Dover. The rainfall causes river flooding, while the wind knocks down tree limbs.
As a result, the National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a flood watch for Bucks County and many points in Delaware and New Jersey that will last until 6 p.m. "Rainfall totals of 2.0 to ...