Rivers in Florida

East Bay at Watson Bayou Pier (in MHHW)

Bay County, FloridaNWS WAPF1Tallahassee office

Below flood stage
-0.59ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 12:54 PM CDT

Flood stage
3.00 ft
Record crest
2.87 ft2024

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood5.00 ft
Moderate flood4.00 ft
Minor flood3.00 ft
Action2.00 ft
  1. 6.50 ftSome flooding begins at the Eastern Shipbuilding Group facility on Nelson Avenue.
  2. 5.50 ftWater approaches 5th Street/Business 98 west of Maple Avenue near the Snug Harbor Public Boat Launch. Access to the Millville Wastewater Treatment Plant is cut off.
  3. 5.00 ftSome flooding of homes begins along Tyndall Drive between 3rd Street and 2nd Court.
  4. 4.50 ftWater approaches homes along Dewitt Street near Cove Lane.
  5. 4.00 ftSome flooding begins in the parking lots at Mercury Marine. Some homes on the east end of 7th Court begin to flood.
  6. 3.00 ftWater begins approaching the backyards of homes at the east end of 8th Street and 7th Court.
  7. 2.00 ftWetland flooding at the head of Watson Bayou begins between Harris Avenue and Cypress Avenue.

Crest history

1 crests on NOAA’s list since 2024.

#DateStage
1September 27, 20242.87 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 27, 2024: 2.87 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.