Rivers in Florida

Tide Gauge at the Skyway Fishing Pier (In MHHW)

Manatee County, FloridaNWS SKFF1Ruskin office

Below flood stage
-0.79ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 12:48 PM EDT

Flood stage
3.00 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood5.00 ft
Moderate flood4.00 ft
Minor flood3.00 ft
Action2.00 ft
  1. 18.40 ftWater floods the road surfaced of the Skyway Fishing piers on either side of the Skyway Bridge.
  2. 15.00 ftWater reaches the base of the second floor of the rest areas along either side of the Skyway Bridge.
  3. 5.50 ftAll travel lanes at mile marker 7.5 are flooded south of the Skyway.
  4. 5.00 ftAll travel lanes at mile marker 12.5 are flooded north of the Skyway.
  5. 4.50 ftSeveral travel lanes at mile markers 12.5 and 7.5 are flooded.
  6. 4.00 ftWater approaches the shoulders of I-275 near mile marker 7.5.
  7. 3.50 ftWater approaches the shoulder of I-275 near mile marker 12.5.
  8. 3.00 ftNorth and South Skyway Fishing Pier Rest Area parking lots and adjacent local roadways are flooded.
  9. 2.50 ftNorth Skyway Fishing Pier Rest Area parking lot begins to flood.
  10. 2.00 ftWater begins to overtop the bank near the North Skyway Fishing Pier Rest Area. Other low-lying roadways in the area are overwashed.

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.