Rivers in Florida

Tide Gauge at Sweetwater Creek

Hillsborough County, FloridaNWS WTWF1Ruskin office

Below flood stage
-0.36ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 12:48 PM EDT

Flood stage
2.00 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood4.50 ft
Moderate flood3.00 ft
Minor flood2.00 ft
Action1.00 ft
  1. 7.50 ftHillsborough Ave floods in the vicinity of Sweetwater Creek.
  2. 6.50 ftFlooding expands upstream north of Hillsborough Ave.
  3. 6.00 ftMost roads flooded south of Hillsborough Ave. Water approaching West Gate Chrisitan School.
  4. 5.50 ftWater enters buildings at Berkely Prepatory School.
  5. 5.00 ftWater surrounds ballfields and approaches some buildings at Berkley Prepatory School.
  6. 4.50 ftMemorial Hwy floods west of Independence Pkwy. Numerous homes and streets begin to flood in the vicinity of Sweetwater Creek.
  7. 4.00 ftHomes along Sweetwater Dr begin to flood.
  8. 3.50 ftCarlyle Rd begins to flood between Exter Way and Canal Blvd.
  9. 3.00 ftHomes along Rocky Shores Dr begin to flood.
  10. 2.00 ftBackyards begin to flood along Sweetwater Creek and adjacent canals.
  11. 1.00 ftWater approaches the top of docks. Some normally dry areas along canals adjacent to Sweetwater Creek 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.