Rivers in Florida

Tide Gauge at Bernice Braden Park

Lee County, FloridaNWS BIAF1Ruskin office

Below flood stage
0.71ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 10:54 AM EDT

Flood stage
4.00 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood5.00 ft
Moderate flood4.50 ft
Minor flood4.00 ft
Action3.00 ft
  1. 7.00 ftNearly all streets and homes in Cape Coral are flooded.
  2. 5.00 ftNumerous homes flooded.
  3. 4.50 ftSome homes along the river and adjacent canals begin to flood. Numerous streets flooded, including Cape Coral Pkwy E.
  4. 4.00 ftWater begins to flood some streets and surrounds some homes adjacent to the river and canals in Cape Coral.
  5. 3.00 ftRiver out of bank on the Cape Coral side of the river. Some docks begin to go underwater as water also begins to flood low-lying areas and yards along the river and adjacent canals in Cape Coral.
  6. 2.00 ftRiver out of bank on the Fort Myers side of the river.

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.