Search
Menu

Explore

Hazards

Analysis

Rankings

Reference

Deer Point Lake at Deer Point Dam (in NAVD88)

Highest listed crest 8.48 ftFlood stage 6.5 ft4 crests since 2018

The Deer Point Lake at Deer Point Dam (in NAVD88) crested above flood stage 3 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2021. The highest, 8.48 ft on September 16, 2020, was moderate flooding, 1.98 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.48 ft
September 16, 2020
Flood stage
6.5 ft
Major flooding from 9.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 17, 2021
6.99 ft, minor flooding
Location
Bay County
Near Lynn Haven (3.0 mi), Panama City (5.0 mi), Callaway (10.2 mi)
Identifiers
NWS DPLF1
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, Deer Point Lake at Deer Point Dam (in NAVD88)
Action stage5.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.52Aug 17, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.01Sep 16, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage9.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2018 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Deer Point Lake at Deer Point Dam (in NAVD88), 2018 to 2021 456789ft Flood stage 6.5 ftMajor 9.0 ft Feb 13, 2018: 4.88 ft, below flood stageOct 10, 2018: 6.67 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 2020: 8.48 ft, moderate floodingAug 17, 2021: 6.99 ft, minor flooding Highest, 8.48 ft, Sep 16, 2020 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Deer Point Lake at Deer Point Dam (in NAVD88) 2010s: 1 2020s: 2 2 2010s2020s
  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, Deer Point Lake at Deer Point Dam (in NAVD88)
1Sep 16, 20208.48+1.98Moderate—
2Aug 17, 20216.99+0.49Minor—
3Oct 10, 20186.67+0.17Minor—
4Feb 13, 20184.88−1.62Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Bay County

Flood gauges in Bay County
US 23123.029.54 ft, Sep 16, 20201
East Bay at Callaway Bayou (in MHHW)2.03.10 ft, Sep 27, 20240
State Road 2021.026.17 ft, Oct 12, 20180
Bennett10.615.61 ft, Sep 1, 19260
Sandy Creek Boat Ramp (in NAVD88)4.05.01 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Tide Station at Panama City Beach Pier (in MHHW)2.26.63 ft, Oct 4, 19951
Tide Station at Panama City Marina (in MHHW)2.05.72 ft, Oct 4, 19952
Tide Station at St Andrews State Park Pier (in MHHW)2.53.05 ft, Sep 27, 20240

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DPLF1, 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.