Rivers in Florida

St Marks River at US-98 (in NAVD88)

Wakulla County, FloridaNWS SRUF1Tallahassee office

Below flood stage
0.69ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 1:54 PM EDT

Flood stage
4.50 ft
Record crest
5.52 ft2024

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood8.00 ft
Moderate flood6.00 ft
Minor flood4.50 ft
Action3.50 ft
  1. 12.00 ftWater approaches the base of the US-98 bridge. Water expands across Old Plank Road and approaches the restaurant just west of the US-98 and Old Plank intersection as well as flooding a portion of US-98 on the west side of the river.
  2. 9.50 ftWater inundates homes along Old Plank Road with 3 to 4 ft depth in non-elevated structures. Water crosses Old Plank Road in several places.
  3. 8.00 ftWater floods up to 2 feet deep in several residences along Old Plank Road just north of the bridge.
  4. 6.00 ftWater reaches residences along Old Plank Road. Flooding becomes more extensive through the Newport Campground.
  5. 4.50 ftWater floods the parking area at the US-98 boat ramp on the east bank of the river north of the bridge. Water overtops the bank on both sides of the river and begins to flood the backyards of residences along Old Plank Road and in portions of the Newport Campground.
  6. 3.50 ftWater reaches the top of the US-98 Boat ramp on the east bank of the river just north of the bridge. Water reaches the base of non-floating docks along this reach of the river.

Crest history

1 crests on NOAA’s list since 2024.

#DateStage
1September 27, 20245.52 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 27, 2024: 5.52 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.