Rivers in Florida

Tide Gauge at Boca Grande (in MHHW)

Lee County, FloridaNWS GICF1Ruskin office

Below flood stage
0.09ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 12:27 PM EDT

Flood stage
2.00 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood4.00 ft
Moderate flood3.00 ft
Minor flood2.00 ft
Action1.00 ft
  1. 7.00 ftNearly entire island underwater.
  2. 5.00 ftGilchrist Ave floods.
  3. 4.00 ftNarrow southern portion of Gasparilla Island almost completely flooded north of Beachview Dr to Gilchrist Ave. Floodign extends to Gilchrist St north of this point. Numerous homes and structures inundated.
  4. 3.50 ftGasparilla Water Association facility floods. Water flooding streets and some structures west of E Railroad Ave.
  5. 3.00 ftHomes and structures along Charlotte Harbor and adjacent canals begin to flood. Water surrounding Gasparilla Island Water Association facility. Water floodign steets to E Railroad Ave.
  6. 2.50 ftMost streets flooding south of 18th St E, north of Pilot Point Ln, and east of E Railraod Ave. Water surrounding most homes near the golf course and industrial buildings along 7th St and 8th St.
  7. 2.00 ftBayou Ave, 4th St, 5th St, and 7th St begin to flood. Lee Ave floods. Water approaching and surrounding several structures along Charlotte harbor near the southern end of Gasparilla Island.
  8. 1.50 ftWater out of bank in waterway separating the golf course from the rest of the island. Water approaching several structures and homes, as well as Bayou Ave.
  9. 1.00 ftWater approaches Boca Bay Dr and Pilot Point Ln.

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.