Chipola River near Wewahitchka (Lands Landing)

Highest listed crest 23.42 ftFlood stage 22.0 ft6 crests since 2015

The Chipola River near Wewahitchka (Lands Landing) crested above flood stage 2 times among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2020. The highest, 23.42 ft on March 12, 2020, was minor flooding, 1.42 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Chipola River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 23.42 ft; March 12, 2020
Flood stage: 22.0 ft; Major flooding from 26.5 ft
Crests at major: 0; 2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: March 12, 2020; 23.42 ft, minor flooding
Location: Gulf County; Florida
Identifiers: NWS WWCF1; 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, Chipola River near Wewahitchka (Lands Landing)

Action stage	20.0	4	Sep 24, 2020	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	22.0	2	Mar 12, 2020	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	23.5	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	26.5	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

6 crests from 2015 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Chipola River near Wewahitchka (Lands Landing)

1	Mar 12, 2020	23.42	+1.42	Minor	—
2	Dec 31, 2015	23.19	+1.19	Minor	—
3	Feb 27, 2020	21.80	−0.20	Action	—
4	Sep 24, 2020	20.88	−1.12	Action	—
5	Feb 14, 2020	20.84	−1.16	Action	—
6	Apr 6, 2016	20.15	−1.85	Action	—

The worst floods along the Chipola River

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

March 12, 2020: 23.42 ft here, minor flooding

Scott's FerryFL · Mar 12, 2020 · 25.23 ft · Moderate

December 31, 2015: 23.19 ft here, minor flooding

Scott's FerryFL · Jan 5, 2016 · 25.08 ft · Moderate
Altha (CR 274)FL · Jan 4, 2016 · 22.58 ft · Minor
Marianna (US 90)FL · Jan 2, 2016 · 19.02 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Chipola River

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

Flood gauges on the Chipola River

Marianna (US 90)	FL	18.0	27.00 ft, Apr 15, 1975	1
Scott's Ferry	FL	22.0	26.24 ft, Sep 18, 2020	0
Altha (CR 274)	FL	22.0	33.55 ft, Sep 20, 1926	4
Wewahitchka (Lands Landing) this gauge	FL	22.0	23.42 ft, Mar 12, 2020	0

Other gauges in Gulf County

Flood gauges in Gulf County

Wewahitchka at Mile 44 (USACE)	24.5	28.30 ft, Mar 14, 1998	2
White City (Gulf County) (In MHHW)	2.0	5.21 ft, Oct 10, 2018	0
St Joseph's Bay at Richardson Hammock (in MHHW)	2.5	5.20 ft, Sep 27, 2024	1

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WWCF1, 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.