Rivers in Florida

Manatee River at Manatee Dam

Manatee County, FloridaNWS MTDF1Ruskin office

Below flood stage
39.14ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 8:00 AM EDT

Flood stage
41.00 ft
Record crest
42.42 ft2003

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood43.00 ft
Moderate flood42.00 ft
Minor flood41.00 ft
Action40.80 ft
  1. 55.00 ftTop of the dam.
  2. 44.00 ftThis is the maximum safe pool elevation and the emergency spillway is used.
  3. 43.00 ftThis is the top of the closed gates.
  4. 40.00 ftThis is the normal pool elevation.

Crest history

2 crests on NOAA’s list since 2003.

#DateStage
1June 22, 200342.42 ft
2August 5, 202441.96 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 5, 2024: 41.96 ft
  • June 22, 2003: 42.42 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Sources

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