Rivers in Florida

Tide Gauge at Little Hickory Island (in MHHW)

Lee County, FloridaNWS LHIF1Ruskin office

Below flood stage
-0.28ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 9:54 PM EDT

Flood stage
1.50 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood4.00 ft
Moderate flood2.00 ft
Minor flood1.50 ft
Action1.00 ft
  1. 4.50 ftIsland no longer accessible.
  2. 4.00 ftHickory Blvd begins to flood near Big Hickory Pass and adjacent Bay Rd. Several structures flooded or surrounded by water. Homes along McLaughlin Blvd begin to flood.
  3. 3.50 ftKings Key and Queens Kew begin to flood.
  4. 3.00 ftWater approaches Bonita Springs Fire Station 27 and Hickory Blvd. Numerous homes flood along Bay Dr, Marimin Dr, Hickory Bay Dr, Hickory View Dr, and Forester Dr.
  5. 2.50 ftMclaughlin Blvd, Marimin Dr, Hickory Bay Dr, Hickory View Dr, and Forester Dr begin to flood. Cape Hickory Ct flooded and homes surrounded by water.
  6. 2.00 ftHomes along southern end of Bay Rd adjacent to Hogue Channel begin to flood.
  7. 1.50 ftBay Rd and adjacent streets along Hogue Channel begin to flood.
  8. 1.00 ftWater approaches some streets, homes, and condos on the northern end of Little Hickory Island

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.