Rivers in Florida

Peace River at Fort Meade

Polk County, FloridaNWS FTMF1USGS 02294898Ruskin office

Below flood stage
71.40ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 4:15 AM EDT

Flood stage
78.00 ft
Record crest
81.00 ft2022

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood79.50 ft
Moderate flood79.00 ft
Minor flood78.00 ft
Action77.00 ft
  1. 85.10 ftSTATE ROAD 664 BRIDGE FLOODS
  2. 82.30 ftU.S. HIGHWAY 98 EAST OF THE PEACE RIVER BRIDGE FLOODS.
  3. 82.10 ftMt. Pigsah Rd begins to flood.
  4. 75.00 ftWater begins to flood low-lying areas along the Peace River.

Crest history

43 crests on NOAA’s list since 1974.

#DateStage
1September 29, 202281.00 ft
2September 12, 200480.84 ft
3September 11, 201779.84 ft
4August 11, 199578.43 ft
5September 30, 199478.32 ft
6September 27, 197978.12 ft
7September 8, 198878.01 ft
8September 27, 198277.73 ft
9February 17, 198377.44 ft
10May 17, 197977.42 ft
11April 1, 198377.33 ft
12July 20, 199177.30 ft
13April 4, 198777.24 ft
14November 22, 199477.17 ft
15July 6, 198277.15 ft
16August 4, 197877.10 ft
17June 25, 198277.06 ft
18August 3, 199176.98 ft
19August 20, 199276.94 ft
20August 1, 198276.81 ft
21April 6, 199376.64 ft
22January 3, 198476.62 ft
23September 12, 198276.61 ft
24August 23, 199176.59 ft
25August 30, 199476.52 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 29, 2022: 81.00 ft
  • September 11, 2017: 79.84 ft
  • September 12, 2004: 80.84 ft
  • August 11, 1995: 78.43 ft
  • July 3, 1995: 75.09 ft
  • December 23, 1994: 75.40 ft
  • November 22, 1994: 77.17 ft
  • September 30, 1994: 78.32 ft
  • August 30, 1994: 76.52 ft
  • September 22, 1993: 75.11 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.