Middletown Flood Gates Turned On As High Tide Looms

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — There will be an elevated high tide at 12:14 p.m. Thursday, and the state turned on the Port Monmouth flood gates, Middletown Township announced.

"High tide is anticipated to be at 12:14 p.m. Thursday, with the tide predicted to be +4.1 with a level of uncertainty as high as +5.0 (rain in the region)," the Township warned.

The NJ Department of Environmental Protection turned on the Pews Creek Tide Gate at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

"The operation will allow the gates to automatically open and close based on the tides," Middletown Township said here. "It also allows for the gates to open during low-tide cycles so the water can move in and out of the basin."

However, the gate on Old Port Monmouth Road remains open, and there are no plans at this time to close it.

Middletown Township also published this list of roads that usually flood in high tides:

Port Monmouth- Bayside of Route 36

Brainard Ave. from Renfrew Place to Port Monmouth Rd.
Bray Ave. from Central Ave. to the bridge
Briarcliff in the area of Texas Ave. and Montana Ave.
Broadway in Port Monmouth
Campbell Ave. from Susan to Church
Collins Ave. from Susan to Creek
Covert Ave. from Wilson to Creek
Creek Rd. from Wilson to Campbell
Division St. from Wilson to Lanark
Gordon Ct. from Main to Dead end
Griggs Ave. from Lydia Pl. to Pt. Monmouth Rd.
Havens St. from Covert to Creek
Lanark Ave. from Division to Suffolk
Lydia Place from Main to Wilson
Marcia Ave. from Campbell to Creek
Main St. from Wilson to Pt. Monmouth Rd.
Monmouth Ave from Dead end to Pt. Monmouth Rd.
Old Pt. Monmouth Rd. from Pt. Monmouth Rd. to Pews Creek
Park Ave. from Main St. to Dead end
Pine Hurst Ave. from End to end
Plymouth Ave from Ave B to end of street
Pt. Monmouth Rd. from Wilson Ave to Church St.
Raymond Ave. from End to end
Renfrew Pl. from Wilson to Main
Shoal Harbor Ct. from Main to Dead end
Sunset Pl. from End to end
Susan Ave. from Campbell to Creek
Texas Ave Hudson Ave. to HWY 36
Walada Ave. from Main to Dead end
Wilson Ave. from Covert to Pt. Monmouth Rd.
Virginia Ave to HWY 36

Belford- Bayside of Rt. 36
Campbell Ave
Cedar St. from Locust to Church
Center Ave. from Main to Dead end
Cherry St. from Locust to Church
Compton St. Church to Dead end
East Rd. from Main to East End Ave
East End Ave. from 4th St. to Dead end
Main St. from East Rd. to Comptons Creek
Myrtle Ave. from Main to East Rd.
Palmer Ave. from Main to Dead end

Leonardo- Bayside of Rt. 36
Benton Ave. from Beach to Burlington
Burlington Ave. from Leonard to Roop, Concord to Thompson, Ocean to Cedar
Appleton Ave. from Florence to Concord
Bay Ave. from Cedar to Ocean
Beach Ave. from Benton to Leonard
Bellevue Ave. from Monmouth to Dead end
Brevent Ave. from Burlington to Dead end
Chamone Ave. from Burlington to Dead end
Concord Ave. from Burlington to Dead end
Florence Ave. from Ocean to Appleton
Franklin Ave. from Burlington to Beach
Leonard Ave. from Burlington to Beach
Ocean Ave. from Burlington to Bay
Roop Ave. from Burlington to Dead end
Thompson Ave. from Burlington to Dead end