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Apalachicola River near Blountstown

Highest listed crest 28.60 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft70 crests since 1916

The Apalachicola River near Blountstown crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 70 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1916 to 2024. The highest, 28.60 ft on March 21, 1929, was major flooding, 11.60 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
28.60 ft
March 21, 1929
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major
5
39th of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest
March 13, 2024
22.77 ft, minor flooding
Location
Calhoun County
Florida

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Apalachicola River near Blountstown
Action stage13.06Jan 6, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.044Mar 13, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage23.515Mar 10, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage26.05Mar 13, 1998Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

70 crests from 1916 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Apalachicola River near Blountstown, 1916 to 2024 15202530ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 26.0 ft Jul 1, 1916: 23.80 ft, moderate floodingMar 16, 1922: 22.20 ft, minor floodingJan 27, 1925: 27.90 ft, major floodingApr 28, 1928: 24.60 ft, moderate floodingMar 21, 1929: 28.60 ft, major floodingJan 24, 1936: 22.50 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 1936: 23.60 ft, moderate floodingApr 14, 1938: 22.20 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1942: 22.10 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1943: 23.50 ft, moderate floodingApr 3, 1944: 23.60 ft, moderate floodingApr 6, 1948: 22.80 ft, minor floodingDec 6, 1948: 23.50 ft, moderate floodingApr 10, 1957: 22.20 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 1958: 22.10 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 1960: 24.30 ft, moderate floodingMar 3, 1961: 23.70 ft, moderate floodingApr 13, 1964: 23.70 ft, moderate floodingMar 8, 1966: 24.40 ft, moderate floodingMar 8, 1971: 23.30 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1975: 23.30 ft, minor floodingJan 29, 1978: 24.75 ft, moderate floodingMar 21, 1990: 26.30 ft, major flooding; 185,000 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1991: 21.33 ft, minor flooding; 94,300 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1993: 21.79 ft, minor floodingJul 10, 1994: 27.21 ft, major flooding; 209,000 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1998: 27.23 ft, major floodingApr 3, 2005: 24.20 ft, moderate floodingApr 5, 2009: 23.22 ft, minor flooding; 125,549 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2013: 21.13 ft, minor flooding; 80,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2013: 22.79 ft, minor flooding; 105,000 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2013: 17.30 ft, minor floodingJul 14, 2013: 15.63 ft, action stage; 39,650 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2013: 18.23 ft, minor flooding; 54,027 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2013: 18.84 ft, minor flooding; 57,940 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2014: 18.70 ft, minor floodingJan 18, 2014: 16.66 ft, action stageFeb 17, 2014: 18.70 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 2014: 17.44 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 2014: 22.38 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 2014: 15.78 ft, action stage; 40,280 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 2015: 16.00 ft, action stage; 41,280 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 2015: 15.80 ft, action stage; 41,000 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 25.47 ft, moderate flooding; 189,000 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2016: 24.61 ft, moderate flooding; 163,000 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 2016: 19.55 ft, minor flooding; 64,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2016: 21.01 ft, minor flooding; 81,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 29, 2016: 18.78 ft, minor flooding; 58,200 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2016: 21.33 ft, minor flooding; 84,200 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2017: 20.52 ft, minor flooding; 76,290 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2017: 20.14 ft, minor flooding; 69,800 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2018: 19.63 ft, minor flooding; 68,700 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 2018: 19.87 ft, minor flooding; 71,100 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2018: 20.33 ft, minor flooding; 78,000 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2018: 19.41 ft, minor flooding; 66,500 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2019: 19.63 ft, minor flooding; 68,500 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 2020: 17.31 ft, minor flooding; 49,400 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2020: 20.07 ft, minor flooding; 74,300 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 2020: 18.88 ft, minor flooding; 62,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2020: 22.57 ft, minor flooding; 118,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2020: 23.36 ft, minor flooding; 139,600 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2020: 25.55 ft, moderate flooding; 202,000 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 2020: 19.96 ft, minor flooding; 72,600 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2021: 15.62 ft, action stage; 41,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2022: 19.55 ft, minor flooding; 68,000 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2022: 20.50 ft, minor flooding; 74,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2023: 17.54 ft, minor flooding; 49,400 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2024: 18.77 ft, minor flooding; 61,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2024: 22.55 ft, minor flooding; 119,900 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2024: 22.77 ft, minor flooding; 126,158 cubic feet per second Highest, 28.60 ft, Mar 21, 1929 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Apalachicola River near Blountstown 1910s: 1 1920s: 4 1930s: 3 1940s: 5 1950s: 2 1960s: 4 1970s: 3 1980s: 0 1990s: 5 2000s: 2 2010s: 22 22 2020s: 13 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 70 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Apalachicola River near Blountstown
1Mar 21, 192928.60+11.60Major—
2Jan 27, 192527.90+10.90Major—
3Mar 13, 199827.23+10.23Major—
4Jul 10, 199427.21+10.21Major209,000
5Mar 21, 199026.30+9.30Major185,000
6Mar 10, 202025.55+8.55Moderate202,000
7Dec 29, 201525.47+8.47Moderate189,000
8Jan 29, 197824.75+7.75Moderate—
9Jan 4, 201624.61+7.61Moderate163,000
10Apr 28, 192824.60+7.60Moderate—
11Mar 8, 196624.40+7.40Moderate—
12Apr 9, 196024.30+7.30Moderate—
13Apr 3, 200524.20+7.20Moderate—
14Jul 1, 191623.80+6.80Moderate—
15Mar 3, 196123.70+6.70Moderate—
16Apr 13, 196423.70+6.70Moderate—
17Apr 15, 193623.60+6.60Moderate—
18Apr 3, 194423.60+6.60Moderate—
19Mar 27, 194323.50+6.50Moderate—
20Dec 6, 194823.50+6.50Moderate—
21Feb 25, 202023.36+6.36Minor139,600
22Mar 8, 197123.30+6.30Minor—
23Apr 17, 197523.30+6.30Minor—
24Apr 5, 200923.22+6.22Minor125,549
25Apr 6, 194822.80+5.80Minor—
26Feb 28, 201322.79+5.79Minor105,000
27Mar 13, 202422.77+5.77Minor126,158
28Feb 11, 202022.57+5.57Minor118,400
29Feb 17, 202422.55+5.55Minor119,900
30Jan 24, 193622.50+5.50Minor—
31Apr 12, 201422.38+5.38Minor—
32Mar 16, 192222.20+5.20Minor—
33Apr 14, 193822.20+5.20Minor—
34Apr 10, 195722.20+5.20Minor—
35Mar 27, 194222.10+5.10Minor—
36Mar 12, 195822.10+5.10Minor—
37Jan 15, 199321.79+4.79Minor—
38Mar 5, 199121.33+4.33Minor94,300
39Apr 4, 201621.33+4.33Minor84,200
40Feb 16, 201321.13+4.13Minor80,800
41Feb 7, 201621.01+4.01Minor81,300
42Jan 6, 201720.52+3.52Minor76,290
43Apr 11, 202220.50+3.50Minor74,000
44Dec 16, 201820.33+3.33Minor78,000
45Jan 25, 201720.14+3.14Minor69,800
46Jan 18, 202020.07+3.07Minor74,300
47Sep 20, 202019.96+2.96Minor72,600
48Dec 6, 201819.87+2.87Minor71,100
49Nov 18, 201819.63+2.63Minor68,700
50Dec 26, 201919.63+2.63Minor68,500

The worst floods along the Apalachicola River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Apalachicola River that crested above flood stage within a week.

March 13, 1998: 27.23 ft here, major flooding

July 10, 1994: 27.21 ft here, major flooding

March 21, 1990: 26.30 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Apalachicola River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Apalachicola River
ChattahoocheeFL63.076.56 ft, Mar 12, 19983
Wewahitchka at Mile 44 (USACE)FL24.528.30 ft, Mar 14, 19982
Woodruff Dam (in NGVD29)FL63.076.29 ft, Jul 10, 19942
Blountstown this gaugeFL17.028.60 ft, Mar 21, 19295
Sumatra (in NGVD29)FL9.515.36 ft, Mar 15, 19985

Other gauges in Calhoun County

Flood gauges in Calhoun County
Scott's Ferry22.026.24 ft, Sep 18, 20200
Altha (CR 274)22.033.55 ft, Sep 20, 19264

Calhoun County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Florida

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BLOF1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.