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Chassahowitzka River near Chassahowitzka (In MHHW)

Highest listed crest 3.10 ftFlood stage 3.0 ft1 crests since 2024

The Chassahowitzka River near Chassahowitzka (In MHHW) crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2024 to 2024. The highest, 3.10 ft on August 5, 2024, was minor flooding, 0.10 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Chassahowitzka River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
3.10 ft
August 5, 2024
Flood stage
3.0 ft
Major flooding from 8.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 5, 2024
3.10 ft, minor flooding
Location
Citrus County
Florida
Identifiers
NWS CZKF1
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Chassahowitzka River near Chassahowitzka (In MHHW)
Action stage2.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)3.01Aug 5, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage8.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Chassahowitzka River near Chassahowitzka (In MHHW), 2024 to 2024 345678ft Flood stage 3.0 ftMajor 8.0 ft Aug 5, 2024: 3.10 ft, minor flooding Highest, 3.10 ft, Aug 5, 2024 20252030
  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

Highest listed crests, Chassahowitzka River near Chassahowitzka (In MHHW)
1Aug 5, 20243.10+0.10Minor—

The worst floods along the Chassahowitzka River

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

August 5, 2024: 3.10 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Chassahowitzka River

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

Flood gauges on the Chassahowitzka River
Chassahowitzka (In MHHW)FL3.04.44 ft, Aug 30, 20230
Dog Island (in MHHW)FL3.04.56 ft, Aug 30, 20230
Mouth near Chassahowitzka (in MHHW)FL3.06.06 ft, Aug 30, 20231
Chassahowitzka (In MHHW) this gaugeFL3.03.10 ft, Aug 5, 20240

Other gauges in Citrus County

Flood gauges in Citrus County
Chassahowitzka (In MHHW)3.04.44 ft, Aug 30, 20230
Dog Island (in MHHW)3.04.56 ft, Aug 30, 20230
Mouth near Chassahowitzka (in MHHW)3.06.06 ft, Aug 30, 20231
Homosassa Springs (In MHHW)3.53.65 ft, Aug 30, 20230
Crystal River (in MHHW)3.06.19 ft, Aug 30, 20231
Tide Gauge Saragassa Canal at Crystal River (in MHHW)3.05.96 ft, Aug 30, 20231
Tide Gauge at Crystal River Mouth near Shell Island (in MHHW)3.07.01 ft, Aug 30, 20231
Tide Gauge at Crystal River at Mouth of Kings Bay (in MHHW)3.05.99 ft, Aug 30, 20231
Tide Gauge at Crystal River near Crystal River (in MHHW)3.06.07 ft, Aug 30, 20231
Tide Gauge at Homosassa Springs (In MHHW)2.04.02 ft, Aug 30, 20232
Holder at SR 200 (in NAVD88)34.639.89 ft, Apr 5, 19605

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CZKF1, 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.