Rivers in Florida

Shoal River near Mossy Head (CR 1087)

Walton County, FloridaNWS MHDF1USGS 02368500Tallahassee office

Below flood stage
6.54ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 1:15 PM CDT

Flood stage
14.00 ft
Record crest
25.65 ft2020

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood20.00 ft
Moderate flood16.00 ft
Minor flood14.00 ft
Action10.00 ft
  1. 26.00 ftRecord Flooding occurs. Extensive flooding throughout the Shoal River Basin. All roads across the river are impassable. Numerous residents along the river experience significant and destructive flooding.
  2. 24.00 ftWater begins to flood the approach road surface and bridge travel lanes of New Harmony Road. Hinote Road at Deshazo Road floods.
  3. 22.00 ftWater reaches the base of the New Harmony Road bridge. Water begins to cross Williams Road near the Mill Creek Bridge. Nearly all residences on Plantation lane are flooded at this level.
  4. 20.00 ftNumerous residences along Planation Lane are flooded at this level.
  5. 18.00 ftFlood waters cross Plantation Lane in several places isolating many residences. Hinote Road is flooded more than one half mile south of the bridge, restricting access to flooded residences on Dallas Drive.
  6. 16.00 ftThe Hinote Road Bridge begins to flood. The road is subject to closure.
  7. 14.00 ftWater begins to overflow into wooded areas along the river from New Harmony Road westward to Laird Road.

Crest history

63 crests on NOAA’s list since 1953.

#DateStage
1September 16, 202025.65 ft
2June 9, 198924.73 ft
3April 27, 196423.64 ft
4December 26, 196422.95 ft
5March 29, 200922.87 ft
6July 31, 197522.71 ft
7January 21, 201022.30 ft
8April 30, 201422.27 ft
9September 27, 195321.80 ft
10April 13, 197820.65 ft
11April 19, 201420.26 ft
12September 17, 200419.96 ft
13May 2, 200519.85 ft
14January 3, 201719.81 ft
15May 23, 195319.70 ft
16April 1, 196219.21 ft
17February 12, 201818.77 ft
18November 2, 201518.76 ft
19January 2, 201718.52 ft
20September 25, 195618.30 ft
21December 26, 197318.03 ft
22February 24, 201617.89 ft
23December 2, 201817.72 ft
24December 24, 201417.45 ft
25September 29, 201517.44 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 22, 2026: 15.01 ft
  • March 10, 2024: 14.00 ft
  • February 13, 2024: 13.44 ft
  • January 2, 2021: 10.98 ft
  • September 16, 2020: 25.65 ft
  • February 26, 2020: 11.77 ft
  • February 6, 2020: 14.15 ft
  • December 2, 2018: 17.72 ft
  • November 13, 2018: 12.41 ft
  • February 12, 2018: 18.77 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Southeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.