Choctawhatchee Bay at Lagrange Bayou (in MHHW)

Highest listed crest 2.56 ftFlood stage 2.0 ft1 crests since 2024

The Choctawhatchee Bay at Lagrange Bayou (in MHHW) crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2024 to 2024. The highest, 2.56 ft on September 27, 2024, was minor flooding, 0.56 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 2.56 ft; September 27, 2024
Flood stage: 2.0 ft; Major flooding from 4.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: September 27, 2024; 2.56 ft, minor flooding
Location: Walton County; Florida
Identifiers: NWS LGBF1; 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, Choctawhatchee Bay at Lagrange Bayou (in MHHW)

Action stage	1.5	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	2.0	1	Sep 27, 2024	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	3.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	4.0	0	—	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.

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, Choctawhatchee Bay at Lagrange Bayou (in MHHW)

1	Sep 27, 2024	2.56	+0.56	Minor	—

Other gauges in Walton County

Flood gauges in Walton County

Pleasant Ridge at Nelson Road	54.0	59.65 ft, Sep 16, 2020	0
Redbay	18.0	24.53 ft, Sep 16, 2020	0
Choctawhatchee Bay at Baytowne Marina (in MHHW)	2.0	2.27 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Choctawhatchee Bay at Four Mile Creek Park (in MHHW)	2.0	2.58 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Choctawhatchee Bay at Hogtown Bayou (in MHHW)	2.0	2.42 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Mossy Head (CR 1087)	14.0	25.65 ft, Sep 16, 2020	11

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LGBF1, 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.