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Choctawhatchee River at Caryville (US 90)

Highest listed crest 27.10 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft119 crests since 1928

The Choctawhatchee River at Caryville (US 90) crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 119 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1928 to 2024. The highest, 27.10 ft on March 17, 1929, was major flooding, 13.10 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Choctawhatchee River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
27.10 ft
March 17, 1929; 206,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
4
53rd of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest
September 19, 2020
15.91 ft, minor flooding
Location
Holmes County
Florida

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Choctawhatchee River at Caryville (US 90)
Action stage10.078Mar 13, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.030Sep 19, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.07Dec 29, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.04Jul 9, 1994Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

119 crests from 1928 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Choctawhatchee River at Caryville (US 90), 1928 to 2024 1015202530ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Apr 24, 1928: 21.60 ft, major flooding; 129,000 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1929: 27.10 ft, major flooding; 206,000 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1930: 13.20 ft, action stageJan 16, 1932: 12.10 ft, action stageMar 24, 1933: 13.70 ft, action stageMar 8, 1934: 12.20 ft, action stageJan 23, 1936: 14.80 ft, minor floodingSep 4, 1937: 15.60 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 1938: 13.00 ft, action stageAug 19, 1939: 14.80 ft, minor floodingFeb 22, 1940: 12.90 ft, action stageJan 24, 1943: 13.40 ft, action stageMar 28, 1944: 13.60 ft, action stageDec 29, 1945: 12.20 ft, action stageMar 31, 1946: 14.00 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 1947: 14.40 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 1948: 14.50 ft, minor floodingJan 9, 1949: 12.40 ft, action stageSep 3, 1950: 12.50 ft, action stageDec 9, 1953: 15.50 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 1955: 13.00 ft, action stageApr 7, 1960: 16.03 ft, moderate floodingSep 29, 1960: 13.60 ft, action stageApr 18, 1961: 14.37 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 1962: 13.85 ft, action stageJan 24, 1963: 13.00 ft, action stageJan 27, 1964: 13.90 ft, action stageDec 28, 1964: 13.90 ft, action stageJan 1, 1965: 12.50 ft, action stageMar 4, 1966: 13.58 ft, action stageJan 6, 1967: 13.15 ft, action stageMay 22, 1969: 12.60 ft, action stageJun 7, 1970: 13.50 ft, action stageMar 31, 1971: 13.20 ft, action stageDec 26, 1972: 12.30 ft, action stageApr 5, 1973: 14.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 10, 1974: 13.80 ft, action stageApr 13, 1975: 18.40 ft, moderate floodingDec 3, 1976: 13.90 ft, action stageMar 9, 1977: 12.45 ft, action stageJan 29, 1978: 16.89 ft, moderate floodingFeb 26, 1979: 15.16 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 1980: 14.51 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 1980: 14.02 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 1982: 12.70 ft, action stageMar 10, 1982: 12.39 ft, action stageFeb 6, 1983: 12.98 ft, action stageMar 31, 1983: 12.86 ft, action stageApr 12, 1983: 13.46 ft, action stageMar 10, 1984: 13.48 ft, action stageFeb 10, 1985: 13.44 ft, action stageFeb 9, 1986: 12.02 ft, action stageMar 17, 1986: 13.61 ft, action stageMar 8, 1988: 13.04 ft, action stage; 22,900 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1989: 14.35 ft, minor flooding; 35,500 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 1989: 14.78 ft, minor floodingJan 9, 1990: 14.28 ft, minor floodingFeb 23, 1990: 12.88 ft, action stageMar 21, 1990: 21.16 ft, major flooding; 122,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1991: 14.40 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 1991: 15.19 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 1991: 12.90 ft, action stageJan 18, 1992: 12.52 ft, action stageFeb 9, 1992: 12.92 ft, action stage; 25,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1992: 12.05 ft, action stageMar 10, 1992: 12.06 ft, action stageMar 22, 1992: 12.40 ft, action stageNov 29, 1992: 14.21 ft, minor flooding; 37,900 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1992: 12.03 ft, action stageFeb 1, 1994: 12.29 ft, action stageMar 5, 1994: 12.57 ft, action stageJul 9, 1994: 23.85 ft, major flooding; 164,000 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1995: 13.50 ft, action stageFeb 1, 1996: 12.43 ft, action stageFeb 7, 1996: 13.14 ft, action stageMar 22, 1996: 12.87 ft, action stageApr 3, 1996: 13.38 ft, action stageApr 19, 1996: 12.50 ft, action stageJan 12, 1997: 12.64 ft, action stageFeb 18, 1997: 13.07 ft, action stageFeb 26, 1997: 12.80 ft, action stageMar 11, 1998: 19.63 ft, moderate floodingOct 2, 1998: 17.69 ft, moderate floodingApr 4, 2005: 15.64 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 2009: 17.79 ft, moderate flooding; 83,496 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2013: 14.81 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 2013: 15.22 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 2013: 14.53 ft, minor floodingJul 27, 2013: 13.02 ft, action stage; 19,431 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2013: 13.71 ft, action stage; 23,700 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2014: 12.12 ft, action stageFeb 16, 2014: 12.33 ft, action stageMar 19, 2014: 12.14 ft, action stage; 17,570 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2014: 12.44 ft, action stageApr 12, 2014: 14.20 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 2014: 15.28 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 2014: 14.73 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 2014: 12.43 ft, action stage; 19,140 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 2015: 12.81 ft, action stage; 22,100 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2015: 12.87 ft, action stage; 21,800 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 16.64 ft, moderate flooding; 56,000 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2016: 13.05 ft, action stage; 23,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2016: 13.65 ft, action stage; 26,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2016: 13.49 ft, action stage; 25,800 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2016: 12.31 ft, action stage; 18,500 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2016: 15.11 ft, minor flooding; 39,400 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2016: 12.23 ft, action stage; 15,740 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2017: 14.94 ft, minor flooding; 36,400 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2017: 14.13 ft, minor flooding; 28,500 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2017: 12.67 ft, action stage; 19,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2018: 14.46 ft, minor flooding; 32,700 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2018: 11.13 ft, action stage; 13,000 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 2018: 13.35 ft, action stage; 23,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2020: 13.20 ft, action stage; 22,600 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2020: 12.96 ft, action stage; 21,100 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2020: 15.91 ft, minor flooding; 47,300 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2021: 11.14 ft, action stage; 12,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2024: 12.51 ft, action stage; 18,300 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2024: 13.83 ft, action stage; 27,349 cubic feet per second Highest, 27.10 ft, Mar 17, 1929 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Choctawhatchee River at Caryville (US 90) 1920s: 2 1930s: 3 1940s: 3 1950s: 1 1960s: 2 1970s: 4 1980s: 4 1990s: 8 2000s: 2 2010s: 11 11 2020s: 1 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 119 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Choctawhatchee River at Caryville (US 90)
1Mar 17, 192927.10+13.10Major206,000
2Jul 9, 199423.85+9.85Major164,000
3Apr 24, 192821.60+7.60Major129,000
4Mar 21, 199021.16+7.16Major122,000
5Mar 11, 199819.63+5.63Moderate—
6Apr 13, 197518.40+4.40Moderate—
7Mar 31, 200917.79+3.79Moderate83,496
8Oct 2, 199817.69+3.69Moderate—
9Jan 29, 197816.89+2.89Moderate—
10Dec 29, 201516.64+2.64Moderate56,000
11Apr 7, 196016.03+2.03Moderate—
12Sep 19, 202015.91+1.91Minor47,300
13Apr 4, 200515.64+1.64Minor—
14Sep 4, 193715.60+1.60Minor—
15Dec 9, 195315.50+1.50Minor—
16Apr 21, 201415.28+1.28Minor—
17Feb 27, 201315.22+1.22Minor—
18Mar 6, 199115.19+1.19Minor—
19Feb 26, 197915.16+1.16Minor—
20Apr 4, 201615.11+1.11Minor39,400
21Jan 5, 201714.94+0.94Minor36,400
22Feb 14, 201314.81+0.81Minor—
23Jan 23, 193614.80+0.80Minor—
24Aug 19, 193914.80+0.80Minor—
25Nov 10, 198914.78+0.78Minor—
26May 3, 201414.73+0.73Minor—
27Jul 8, 201314.53+0.53Minor—
28Mar 15, 198014.51+0.51Minor—
29Mar 10, 194814.50+0.50Minor—
30Apr 5, 197314.50+0.50Minor—
31Feb 14, 201814.46+0.46Minor32,700
32Mar 10, 194714.40+0.40Minor—
33Feb 2, 199114.40+0.40Minor—
34Apr 18, 196114.37+0.37Minor—
35Jun 10, 198914.35+0.35Minor35,500
36Jan 9, 199014.28+0.28Minor—
37Nov 29, 199214.21+0.21Minor37,900
38Apr 12, 201414.20+0.20Minor—
39Jan 25, 201714.13+0.13Minor28,500
40Apr 2, 198014.02+0.02Minor—
41Mar 31, 194614.000.00Minor—
42Jan 27, 196413.90−0.10Action—
43Dec 28, 196413.90−0.10Action—
44Dec 3, 197613.90−0.10Action—
45Apr 3, 196213.85−0.15Action—
46Mar 13, 202413.83−0.17Action27,349
47Feb 10, 197413.80−0.20Action—
48Aug 22, 201313.71−0.29Action23,700
49Mar 24, 193313.70−0.30Action—
50Feb 6, 201613.65−0.35Action26,800

The worst floods along the Choctawhatchee River

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

March 17, 1929: 27.10 ft here, major flooding

July 9, 1994: 23.85 ft here, major flooding

March 21, 1990: 21.16 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Choctawhatchee River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Choctawhatchee River
Newton (SR 134)AL19.042.00 ft, Mar 15, 19296
Bellwood (CR 45)AL14.020.47 ft, Dec 16, 20090
Geneva (SR 52)AL23.046.90 ft, Mar 16, 19293
Pittman (SR 2)FL23.030.54 ft, Mar 30, 20090
Caryville (US 90) this gaugeFL14.027.10 ft, Mar 17, 19294
Bruce-Ebro (SR 20)FL14.026.76 ft, Jul 11, 19946

Other gauges in Holmes County

Flood gauges in Holmes County
Pittman (SR 2)23.030.54 ft, Mar 30, 20090
Bonifay13.020.70 ft, Sep 17, 20201

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CARF1, 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.