East Bay at Callaway Bayou (in MHHW)

Highest listed crest 3.10 ftFlood stage 2.0 ft1 crests since 2024

The East Bay at Callaway Bayou (in MHHW) crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2024 to 2024. The highest, 3.10 ft on September 27, 2024, was moderate flooding, 1.10 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 3.10 ft; September 27, 2024
Flood stage: 2.0 ft; Major flooding from 3.5 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: September 27, 2024; 3.10 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Bay County; Near Callaway (1.4 mi), Panama City (7.5 mi), Lynn Haven (7.8 mi)
Identifiers: NWS CAAF1; 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, East Bay at Callaway 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	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	2.5	1	Sep 27, 2024	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	3.5	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, East Bay at Callaway Bayou (in MHHW)

1	Sep 27, 2024	3.10	+1.10	Moderate	—

Other gauges in Bay County

Flood gauges in Bay County

US 231	23.0	29.54 ft, Sep 16, 2020	1
Deer Point Lake at Deer Point Dam (in NAVD88)	6.5	8.48 ft, Sep 16, 2020	0
State Road 20	21.0	26.17 ft, Oct 12, 2018	0
Bennett	10.6	15.61 ft, Sep 1, 1926	0
Sandy Creek Boat Ramp (in NAVD88)	4.0	5.01 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0
Tide Station at Panama City Beach Pier (in MHHW)	2.2	6.63 ft, Oct 4, 1995	1
Tide Station at Panama City Marina (in MHHW)	2.0	5.72 ft, Oct 4, 1995	2
Tide Station at St Andrews State Park Pier (in MHHW)	2.5	3.05 ft, Sep 27, 2024	0

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CAAF1, 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.