Rivers in Florida

Cayo Costa State Park (In MHHW)

Lee County, FloridaNWS CAYF1Ruskin office

Below flood stage
0.32ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:54 AM EDT

Flood stage
1.50 ft

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood2.50 ft
Moderate flood2.00 ft
Minor flood1.50 ft
Action1.00 ft
  1. 7.00 ftIsland almost completely underwater.
  2. 5.50 ftWater approaches structures in the center of the island.
  3. 3.50 ftStructures on southern end of La Costa Island flooded.
  4. 2.50 ftLa Costa Dr dock floods. Some structures near the La Costa Dr dock flood. Ranger station and dock 0.3 miles SSE completely inundated.
  5. 2.00 ftRanger station begins to flood. Structure at dock 0.3 miles SSE floods.
  6. 1.50 ftWater surrounds ranger station and floods adjacent trails. Water surrounds structures at dock 0.3 miles SSE.
  7. 1.00 ftWater approaches ranger station and dock 0.3 miles SSE.

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. Water levels are referenced to the Mean Higher High Water (MHHW) Datum. This datum can be used to approximate sea water inundation of normally dry ground near the coast. For specific impacts, please refer to the statements on this page.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.