Rivers in Florida

Steinhatchee River near Cross City

Taylor County, FloridaNWS STEF1USGS 02324000Tallahassee office

Below low-water threshold
10.59ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 1:00 PM EDT

Flood stage
19.50 ft
Record crest
26.09 ft1964

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood26.00 ft
Moderate flood23.00 ft
Minor flood19.50 ft
Action17.50 ft
  1. 26.00 ftSignificant flood impacts along River Road NE and in the Ancient Oaks Community in Steinhatchee. Water will begin to impact the RV Park in Tennile.
  2. 23.00 ftWater has flooded all of River Road NE and Ancient Oaks private roads up to 3 feet deep in some areas. All houses and mobile homes now have water flowing underneath. Water is also flooding property and is under some houses on Cooey Island near Palm Street NE.
  3. 19.50 ftWater begins to flood downstream at Steinhatchee Falls Park. Minor flooding of roads begins along River Road NE. Water will begin to encroach onto the yards of residences in the Ancient Oaks Community in Steinhatchee.
  4. 16.75 ftSteinhatchee Falls Park is subject to closure above this level.

Crest history

43 crests on NOAA’s list since 1951.

#DateStage
1September 13, 196426.09 ft
2August 7, 202124.60 ft
3August 15, 197023.97 ft
4September 3, 198523.41 ft
5June 29, 201223.34 ft
6September 10, 198823.32 ft
7September 5, 201623.24 ft
8February 25, 199823.13 ft
9October 4, 195723.03 ft
10July 28, 198023.03 ft
11August 11, 201622.98 ft
12March 19, 195922.96 ft
13August 3, 201522.90 ft
14August 19, 199422.87 ft
15September 30, 195322.58 ft
16November 19, 195122.49 ft
17March 5, 199122.45 ft
18September 30, 200422.38 ft
19May 17, 201422.16 ft
20July 27, 201322.14 ft
21July 13, 200522.09 ft
22March 12, 200322.06 ft
23November 4, 198522.02 ft
24October 11, 199622.01 ft
25October 11, 196021.96 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 9, 2024: 20.77 ft
  • June 24, 2023: 21.46 ft
  • August 7, 2021: 24.60 ft
  • December 17, 2018: 21.66 ft
  • July 27, 2018: 19.63 ft
  • April 18, 2018: 18.95 ft
  • March 22, 2018: 18.56 ft
  • September 5, 2016: 23.24 ft
  • August 11, 2016: 22.98 ft
  • August 3, 2015: 22.90 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. 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. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.