Rivers in Florida

Tide Gauge at St. James City (in MHHW)

Lee County, FloridaNWS JMCF1Ruskin office

Below flood stage
0.16ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 2:59 AM EDT

Flood stage
2.00 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood3.50 ft
Moderate flood2.50 ft
Minor flood2.00 ft
Action1.50 ft
  1. 6.50 ftAll remaining dry areas flooded.
  2. 5.00 ftAll roads in St James City flooded.
  3. 4.00 ftHomes and businesses along Oleander St and Stringfellow Rd begin to flood.
  4. 3.50 ftNumerous homes floodes south of 8th Ave. Water approaching Oleander St. Sanibel Blvd completely flooded to Stringfellow Rd intersection. York Rd and streets west also flooded.
  5. 3.00 ftNumerous streets south of 8th Ave begin to flood. Additional homes impacted. Sanibel Blvd begins to flood.
  6. 2.50 ftSeveral homes along 8th Ave and Bamboo St begin to flood. Palm Ave floods.
  7. 2.00 ftCussell Dr and 8th Ave begin to flood. Water approaching some homes along 8th Ave and Bamboo St.
  8. 1.50 ftWater out of bank along canals and beginning to flood yards. Water approaches Cussell Dr and 8th Ave.

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.