Rivers in Florida

Tide Gauge at Hancock Creek (in MHHW)

Lee County, FloridaNWS HNRF1Ruskin office

Below flood stage
0.34ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 1:54 PM EDT

Flood stage
1.50 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood4.00 ft
Moderate flood3.00 ft
Minor flood1.50 ft
Action1.00 ft
  1. 9.00 ftNE Pine Island Rd floods.
  2. 6.00 ftPondella Rd floods. Water approaching NE Pine Island Rd.
  3. 5.50 ftU.S. 41 begins to flood.
  4. 5.00 ftAll homes in Caloosa Creek flooded. Flooding expanding west of Barret Rd. Water approaching Pondella Rd.
  5. 4.50 ftFlooding expanding west of Moody Rd and east of Palm Rd. Heron Rd and Evergreen Rd begin to flood. Water approaching apartments along Yellow Creek Loop.
  6. 4.00 ftHancock Bridge Pkwy floods as water surrounds businesses and condos in the vicinity. Flooding expands to most homes north of Hancock Bridge Pkwy, south of Pondella Rd, east of Moody Rd, and west of Palm Ave. Flooding north of Pondella Rd expands to impact more homes as well.
  7. 3.50 ftHomes along Driftwood Dr flood as water reaches the road. Homes on north side of Muscogee Dr begin to flood. Homes in Caloosa Creek along Riverfield Rd begin to flood. Thompson St begins to flood as water surrounds homes. Water approaching Hancock Bridge Pkwy, Heron Rd, and U.S. 41 at Betmar Blvd.
  8. 3.00 ftHomes begin to flood along the creek and adjacent canals north of Hancock Bridge Pkwy and south of Pndella Rd. Water surrounding homes alogn Driftwood Dr. Homes along Thimpson St become cutoff due to flooding along Craig St. Water approaching homes in Caloosa Creek.
  9. 2.50 ftStipe St, Cross St, and Greenier St all begin to flood as water surrounds homes. Homes surrounded by water on Seaworthy Rd and Cleaves Rd. Water approaching homes along Driftwood Dr near the creek. Homes on north side of Muscogee become surrounded by water.
  10. 2.00 ftSeaworthy Rd begins to flood. Water approaching Betmar Blvd. Backyards along Grenier Dr begin to flood as water approaches the street. Water apporaching Cross St and Stipe St. Water approaching Craig St near Thompson St.
  11. 1.50 ftCleaves Rd floods and water approaches homes along the north side of the road. Water approaching Mangrove Bay Condominiums situated along the creek. Water approaching homes on north side of Muscogee Dr. Water approaching Seaworthy Rd.
  12. 1.00 ftWater approaches Cleaves Rd. Uninhabited islands in creek submerged. Yellowfin Creek begins to go out of bank.
  13. 0.50 ftCreek out of bank. Some normally dry mangrove forest areas begin to flood, but no significant infrastructure impacts.

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.