Tide Gauge at Imperial Boat Ramp (in MHHW)

1. 8.00 ftWater surrounds Bonita Springs Middle School. Bonita Springs Fire Station 25 is surrounded by water. Bay landing shopping center floods.
2. 7.00 ftW Terry Steet begins to flood east of Edenbridge Ct.
3. 6.00 ftRiverview Corporate Center begins to flood. River homes Ln begins to flood. Water approaches Bay Landing shopping center and S Tamiami Trl on north and south sides of the river.
4. 5.50 ftNumerous homes along steets adjacent Bonita Bay Blvd west of Riverwalk Way flood.
5. 4.50 ftBonita Bay Blvd begins to flood as numerous adjacent streets flood west of Riverwalk Way. Bonita Bay Marina is surrounded by water. Water approaches the Riverview Corporate Center.
6. 4.00 ftFlooding expands to numerous homes. Apartment complex between Tamiami Trl and Windosr Rd begins to flood. Pennsylvania Ave at Michigan St begins to flood.
7. 3.50 ftFlooding expands further up streets on the south side of the river downstream from the boat ramp. Numerous homes begin to flood. Upstream, flooding continues to expand up roads on both sides of the river. Numerous homes begin to flood. Water approaches the apartment complex between S Tamiami Trl and Windsor Rd.
8. 3.00 ftDownstream, homes near the intersection of Woodridge Dr and Tarpon Ave begin to flood. Homes on Big Ben Rd also begin to flood. Shore Dr, Riverdale Ln, Riviera Cir, and Aloha Ln begin to flood. Imperial Boat Ramp parking area floods. Upstream, Mora Rd, Homewood Dre, Hooly Ln, Esther Dr, and Belle Rio Dr begin to flood. Water surrounds numerous homes.
9. 2.50 ftRoads downstream begin to flood near the intersection of Tarpon Ave and Woodridge Dr as well as Imperial Shores Blvd and Tarpon Way. Upstream, Gasparilla Dr, Harbor Dr, and Galleon Dr begin to flood. Some homes also surrounded by water.
10. 2.00 ftNorthern end of Big Bend Rd begins to flood. Water surrounds homes.
11. 1.50 ftWater approaches homes on northern end of Big Bend Rd and parking areas of River Park.
12. 1.00 ftRiver is out of bank and flooding marshlands around River Park and the Imperial Boat Ramp.

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• Imperial River at Bonita Springs
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• Long Key Kayak Launch (in MHHW)
• Lover's Key State Park Boat Ramp (in MHHW)
• Lover's Key Beach Cove (in MHHW)

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.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.