Crescent Lake at Crescent City (in NAVD88)

Highest listed crest 2.15 ftFlood stage 1.8 ft1 crests since 2026

The Crescent Lake at Crescent City (in NAVD88) crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2026 to 2026. The highest, 2.15 ft on October 10, 2026, was minor flooding, 0.35 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
2.15 ft
October 10, 2026
Flood stage
1.8 ft
Major flooding from 3.5 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 10, 2026
2.15 ft, minor flooding
Location
Putnam County
Florida
Identifiers
NWS CELF1
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, Crescent Lake at Crescent City (in NAVD88)
Action stage1.20—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)1.81Oct 10, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage2.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage3.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2026 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Crescent Lake at Crescent City (in NAVD88), 2026 to 2026 1.522.533.5ft Flood stage 1.8 ftMajor 3.5 ft Oct 10, 2026: 2.15 ft, minor flooding Highest, 2.15 ft, Oct 10, 2026 20302035
  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, Crescent Lake at Crescent City (in NAVD88)
1Oct 10, 20262.15+0.35Minor—

Other gauges in Putnam County

Flood gauges in Putnam County
Dunns Creek State Park Boat Ramp (in MHHW)1.52.29 ft, Oct 12, 20250
Satsuma (in MHHW)1.53.73 ft, Sep 29, 20226
Georgetown (in NAVD88)2.03.01 ft, Oct 16, 20240
Kirkpatrick Dam (in NAVD88)5.09.70 ft, Sep 13, 201716
Welaka (in MHHW)1.52.00 ft, Oct 10, 20260
Buffalo Bluff (in MHHW)1.53.36 ft, Sep 29, 20223

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CELF1, 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.