Rivers in Florida

Tide Gauge at Four Freedoms Beach (In MHHW)

Lee County, FloridaNWS FFBF1Ruskin office

Below flood stage
0.31ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 1:48 PM EDT

Flood stage
3.50 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood4.50 ft
Moderate flood4.00 ft
Minor flood3.50 ft
Action2.50 ft
  1. 7.00 ftNearly all homes and streets in Cape Coral are flooded.
  2. 5.00 ftNearly all homes south of Cape Coral Pkwy E are flooded.
  3. 4.50 ftMost streets south of Cape Coral Pkwy E are flooded. Water in numerous homes.
  4. 4.00 ftSome homes begin to flood, mainly south of Bimini Canal.
  5. 3.50 ftWater approaching homes and beginning to flood steets.
  6. 2.50 ftBimini Canal and adjacent waterways begin to go out of bank. Water starting to flood some docks.

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.