Rivers in Florida
Bear Creek at US 231
Below flood stage
14.71ftStage
Observed Mon, Sep 21, 4:00 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 23.00 ft
- Record crest
- 29.54 ft2020
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 29.50 ft |
| Moderate flood | 27.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 23.00 ft |
| Action | 19.00 ft |
- 29.50 ftCatastrophic flooding throughout the Bear Creek Basin. Water reaches the base of US-231 bridge and begins to flood the road surface of the highway.
- 28.50 ftWater nears the base of the US-231 bridge, beginning to flood the median.
- 27.00 ftSouth Bear Creek Road near Crook Hollow Road begins to flood.
- 25.00 ftWater begins to affect the backyards of properties just south of North Bear Creek Road near the intersection of South Bear Creek Road.
- 23.00 ftOn North Fork Bear Creek, flooding begins to impact North Bear Creek Road east of US-231 near the intersection of South Bear Creek Road as well as further east at a crossing over a tributary creek near Edlee Road.
- 20.00 ftWater rising through North and South Fork Bear Creek begins to spread out of bank into wooded lowlands.
Crest history
25 crests on NOAA’s list since 1991.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 16, 2020 | 29.54 ft |
| 2 | August 16, 2021 | 28.00 ft |
| 3 | April 30, 2014 | 27.56 ft |
| 4 | May 4, 2010 | 26.91 ft |
| 5 | September 30, 1998 | 26.02 ft |
| 6 | March 2, 1991 | 25.81 ft |
| 7 | February 26, 2013 | 25.29 ft |
| 8 | February 22, 2008 | 25.27 ft |
| 9 | December 3, 2023 | 24.39 ft |
| 10 | October 12, 2018 | 24.28 ft |
| 11 | August 2, 2026 | 24.05 ft |
| 12 | April 2, 2016 | 23.16 ft |
| 13 | March 27, 2016 | 22.71 ft |
| 14 | June 21, 2017 | 22.59 ft |
| 15 | January 2, 2021 | 22.59 ft |
| 16 | December 14, 2018 | 22.39 ft |
| 17 | December 22, 2018 | 22.36 ft |
| 18 | November 27, 2018 | 22.30 ft |
| 19 | January 22, 2017 | 22.08 ft |
| 20 | December 3, 2018 | 21.98 ft |
| 21 | June 6, 2016 | 21.64 ft |
| 22 | December 11, 2018 | 21.56 ft |
| 23 | August 11, 2016 | 21.53 ft |
| 24 | February 4, 2016 | 21.18 ft |
| 25 | February 13, 2018 | 21.14 ft |
Most recent crests
- August 2, 2026: 24.05 ft
- December 3, 2023: 24.39 ft
- August 16, 2021: 28.00 ft
- January 2, 2021: 22.59 ft
- September 16, 2020: 29.54 ft
- December 22, 2018: 22.36 ft
- December 14, 2018: 22.39 ft
- December 11, 2018: 21.56 ft
- December 3, 2018: 21.98 ft
- November 27, 2018: 22.30 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.