Table 1: Timeline of Flood Duration

Timeline Bible
Duration Month/Day Description
(days) Reference
The fountains of the great deep broke
600th year of apart and the windows of heaven were
Initial Noah’s life: 2nd opened; it began to rain. This
Genesis
0 reference month, 17th happened on the seventeenth day of
7:11
point day of the the second month. Noah actually
month entered the Ark seven days prior to
this.
Rain fell for 40 days, and then water
Genesis
3rd month, 27th covered the earth’s highest places (at
40 days and 7:11–12,
40 day of the that time) by over ~20 feet (15 cubits)
nights Genesis
month and began the stage of flooding until
7:17–20
the next milestone.2
The water rose to its highest level
(covering the whole earth) sometime
between the 40th and 150th day, and
150 days the end of these 150 days was the
7th month, 17th
(including seventeenth day of the seventh month. Genesis
150 day of the
the initial 40 The Ark rested on the mountains of 7:24–8:5
month
days) Ararat. On the 150th day, the springs
of the great deep were shut off, and
the rain from above ceased, and the
water began continually receding.
10th month, 1st
150 + 74 = The tops of the mountains became
74 days day of the Genesis 8:5
224 visible on the tenth month, first day.
month
11th month,
224 + 40 = After 40 more days, Noah sent out a
40 days 11th day of the Genesis 8:6
264 raven.
month
11th month, The dove was sent out seven days
264 + 7 = Genesis
7 days 18th day of the after the raven. It had no resting place
271 8:6–12
month and returned to Noah.3
11th month, After seven more days, Noah sent out
271 + 7 = Genesis
7 days 25th day of the the dove again. It returned again but
278 8:10–11
month this time with an olive leaf in its beak.
Genesis
12th month,
278 + 7 = After seven more days, Noah sent out 8:12
7 days 2nd day of the
285 the dove again, and it did not return.
month
 Noah removed the cover of the Ark on
601st year of
the first day of the first month. The
Noah life: 1st Genesis
314 29 days surface of the earth was dried up, and
month, 1st day 8:13
Noah could verify this to the extent of
of the month
what he could see.
The earth was dry, and God
commanded Noah’s family and the
370 (371 if
animals to come out of the Ark. From Genesis
counting the 2nd month,
the first day of the year during the 8:14–17,
first day and 56 days 27th day of the
daylight portion there were 29.5 more Genesis
last day as month
days left in the month plus 26.5 more 7:11
full days)
days left in the second month until the
exit.