Rivers in Florida

Econfina Creek near Bennett

Bay County, FloridaNWS BENF1USGS 02359500Tallahassee office

Below flood stage
6.83ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 10:15 PM CDT

Flood stage
10.60 ft
Record crest
15.61 ft1926

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood16.80 ft
Moderate flood11.80 ft
Minor flood10.60 ft
Action9.60 ft
  1. 16.80 ftThe County Road 388 bridge over Econfina Creek is subject to closure at this level.
  2. 11.80 ftAbove this level, inflows into Deer Point Lake could result in moderate flooding along the lakeshore.
  3. 10.60 ftWater begins to overflow the creek into wooded bottomlands. Increased flows into Deer Point Lake above this level may result in minor flooding along the lakeshore.

Crest history

30 crests on NOAA’s list since 1926.

#DateStage
1September 1, 192615.61 ft
2March 3, 199114.98 ft
3October 12, 201813.74 ft
4October 12, 201813.74 ft
5September 17, 202013.60 ft
6April 2, 194813.07 ft
7June 10, 198912.11 ft
8May 4, 201012.11 ft
9February 12, 201811.92 ft
10December 3, 201811.83 ft
11September 2, 193711.61 ft
12April 5, 197311.26 ft
13April 16, 201411.26 ft
14November 27, 201811.24 ft
15September 12, 194411.21 ft
16March 6, 198411.16 ft
17August 15, 193911.11 ft
18July 8, 199411.08 ft
19July 31, 197511.03 ft
20September 1, 195010.95 ft
21August 15, 194910.91 ft
22December 22, 201810.90 ft
23November 23, 198510.73 ft
24December 16, 201810.70 ft
25April 3, 200910.69 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 17, 2020: 13.60 ft
  • December 22, 2018: 10.90 ft
  • December 16, 2018: 10.70 ft
  • December 11, 2018: 10.55 ft
  • December 3, 2018: 11.83 ft
  • November 27, 2018: 11.24 ft
  • October 12, 2018: 13.74 ft
  • October 12, 2018: 13.74 ft
  • February 12, 2018: 11.92 ft
  • June 22, 2017: 9.71 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. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.