Rivers in Florida

Choctawhatchee Bay at Hogtown Bayou (in MHHW)

Walton County, FloridaNWS HOGF1Tallahassee office

Below flood stage
0.80ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 9:48 AM CDT

Flood stage
2.00 ft
Record crest
2.42 ft2024

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood3.50 ft
Moderate flood2.50 ft
Minor flood2.00 ft
Action1.50 ft
  1. 6.00 ftFlooding expands south of Churchill Bayou Road and Chat Holley Road to Vota Lane, Duffy Lane, and Market Street.
  2. 5.00 ftNearly all homes north of Churchill Bayou Road and Chat Holley Road in the Hogtown Bayou area flood.
  3. 3.50 ftWidespread flooding of homes and roads west of Indian Woman Road north of Ann Street. Widespread flooding north of Churchill Bayou Drive.
  4. 3.00 ftWater surrounds many homes west of County Road 393 and north of Churchill Bayou Road. Some flooding of roads and homes near the head of Hogtown Bayou begins.
  5. 2.50 ftWater approaches homes closest to the shore of Hogtown Bayou along Eddy Lane, 7th Street, and 6th Street. Flooding of businesses near the County Road 393 bridge begins.
  6. 2.00 ftWater begins to surround elevated homes on Mallard Lane, Teal Court, and Tyler James Way. Flooding of marshland begins to approach 13th Street and Church Street.
  7. 1.50 ftMarshland south and west of Nursery Road begins to flood. Water approaches the backyards of homes on Mallard Lane, Teal Court, and Tyler James Way.

Crest history

1 crests on NOAA’s list since 2024.

#DateStage
1September 27, 20242.42 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 27, 2024: 2.42 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. 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.