Rivers in Florida

St George Island at Rattlesnake Cove (in MHHW)

Franklin County, FloridaNWS RATF1Tallahassee office

Below flood stage
0.39ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 10:48 AM EDT

Flood stage
2.00 ft
Record crest
3.97 ft2024

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood4.50 ft
Moderate flood3.00 ft
Minor flood2.00 ft
Action1.50 ft
  1. 6.00 ftWidespread flooding of residential areas on the eastern end of St. George Island.
  2. 5.50 ftWater crosses Gulf Beach Drive in several spots east of 11th Street.
  3. 4.50 ftMost homes north of Gulf Beach Drive and Pine Avenue are surrounded by water.
  4. 3.50 ftSome flooding of Gulf Beach Drive begins near the entrance to St. George Island State Park.
  5. 3.00 ftWater approaches Gulf Beach Drive just outside the entrance to St. George Island State Park. Water begins surrounding homes on the bay shore east of 11th Street.
  6. 2.50 ftWater surrounds homes north of Pine Avenue.
  7. 2.00 ftSome minor flooding begins along and north of Pine Avenue. The Youth Camp boat ramp area floods.
  8. 1.50 ftWetland flooding begins on the bay side of the east end of St. George Island.

Crest history

1 crests on NOAA’s list since 2024.

#DateStage
1September 27, 20243.97 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 27, 2024: 3.97 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.