Rivers in Florida

Tide Gauge at Tarpon Point Marina (In MHHW)

Lee County, FloridaNWS TNMF1Ruskin office

Below flood stage
0.74ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 10:48 AM EDT

Flood stage
2.00 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood5.50 ft
Moderate flood4.50 ft
Minor flood2.00 ft
Action1.00 ft
  1. 6.50 ftTarpon Point begins to flood.
  2. 5.50 ftFlooding expands to Cape Harbour and El Dorado Pkwy W.
  3. 5.00 ftFlooding expands to SW 57th St and SW 9th Ct, surrounding numerous homes. Some homes begin to flood.
  4. 4.50 ftRose Garden Rd begins to flood. Water approaching homes.
  5. 4.00 ftBlack Marlin Ln begins to flood.
  6. 3.00 ftLow-lying waterfront areas around Tarpon Point begin to flood.
  7. 2.00 ftRotary park trails and Glover Bight Trail flod. Some residential docks begin to flood as well.
  8. 1.00 ftMangrove forests begin to flood. Glover Bight Trail has water under boardwalks.

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.