Rivers in Florida

Tide Gauge at Matlacha Community Park (In MHHW)

Lee County, FloridaNWS MTAF1Ruskin office

Below flood stage
-0.68ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 2:54 PM EDT

Flood stage
1.50 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood2.50 ft
Moderate flood2.00 ft
Minor flood1.50 ft
Action1.00 ft
  1. 4.50 ftAll roads in Matlacha flooded. Most homes underwater.
  2. 3.50 ftPine Island Rd begins to flood. Flooding expanding north of Bayshore Dr.
  3. 2.00 ftHomes begin to flood off May St. Island Ave begins to flood south of Bayshore Dr. Streets near Bat House Park begin to flood.
  4. 1.50 ftDocks and some backyards begin to flood.
  5. 1.00 ftNormally dry areas around Matlacha Community Park begin to flood.

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.