Rivers in Florida

Tide Gauge at Nokomis (In MHHW)

Sarasota County, FloridaNWS NKMF1Ruskin office

Below flood stage
0.66ftStage

Observed Thu, Sep 24, 9:48 AM EDT

Flood stage
2.00 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood4.00 ft
Moderate flood2.50 ft
Minor flood2.00 ft
Action1.50 ft
  1. 7.00 ftCasey Key Rd north of Albee Rd W floods.
  2. 6.00 ftBayshore Rd begins to flood.
  3. 4.00 ftMost homes along the intracoastal side of Casey Key are flooded. Flooding expanding east of Lyons Bay Rd and impacting numerous homes.
  4. 3.50 ftFlooding impacting homes along canals south of Channel Acres Rd on the west side and Avenida La Palma on the east side. Albee Rd flooded west of Fair Widns Drive and west of Shore Rd. S Casey Key Rd floods.
  5. 3.00 ftNokomis Beach Park begins to flood on the intracoastal side. Water approaches S Casey Key Rd. Lyons Bay Rd begins to flood.
  6. 2.50 ftHomes along the intracoastal, Lyons Bay, and adjacent canals begin to flood. Albee Rd W begins to flood between Eddy Dr and Shore Rd.
  7. 2.00 ftNokomis Boat Ramp begins to flood. Water approaching homes along the intracoastal, Lyons Bay, and adjacent canals.
  8. 1.50 ftDocks along the intracoastal and around Lyons Bay begin to flood. Water in some backyards.
  9. 1.00 ftTurner Key floods, but no significant impacts occur.

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.