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Fisheating Creek at Palmdale

Highest listed crest 10.35 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft69 crests since 1932

The Fisheating Creek at Palmdale crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 69 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1932 to 2017. The highest, 10.35 ft on September 13, 2017, was major flooding, 3.35 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.35 ft
September 13, 2017; 20,150 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 9.0 ft
Crests at major
2
83rd of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest
September 13, 2017
10.35 ft, major flooding
Location
Glades County
Florida

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Fisheating Creek at Palmdale
Action stage5.036Oct 25, 1999The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.021Jan 31, 2016Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.09Sep 2, 2006Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage9.02Sep 13, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

69 crests from 1932 to 2017. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Fisheating Creek at Palmdale, 1932 to 2017 4681012ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 9.0 ft Sep 13, 1932: 8.26 ft, moderate flooding; 5,570 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1933: 8.60 ft, moderate flooding; 6,460 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1935: 6.42 ft, action stage; 1,480 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1936: 8.10 ft, moderate flooding; 5,800 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1937: 6.98 ft, action stage; 3,010 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1938: 6.30 ft, action stage; 1,730 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1938: 7.14 ft, minor flooding; 3,230 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 1940: 6.92 ft, action stage; 3,090 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1942: 7.04 ft, minor flooding; 3,260 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1943: 6.74 ft, action stage; 2,240 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1943: 7.30 ft, minor flooding; 3,620 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1945: 9.18 ft, major flooding; 8,980 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 1945: 6.62 ft, action stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1949: 7.86 ft, minor flooding; 5,300 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1949: 7.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1951: 6.42 ft, action stage; 1,430 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 1953: 8.53 ft, moderate flooding; 7,520 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1955: 6.07 ft, action stage; 644 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1956: 5.11 ft, action stage; 258 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1957: 6.70 ft, action stage; 3,800 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1958: 6.48 ft, action stage; 3,230 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1959: 7.16 ft, minor flooding; 6,220 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1960: 8.19 ft, moderate flooding; 7,250 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1960: 6.70 ft, action stage; 2,350 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1962: 7.39 ft, minor flooding; 6,420 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1963: 5.87 ft, action stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1964: 6.76 ft, action stage; 3,870 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1965: 5.84 ft, action stage; 1,600 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1966: 5.76 ft, action stage; 1,520 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1968: 6.74 ft, action stage; 3,650 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1969: 6.05 ft, action stage; 2,100 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1970: 7.79 ft, minor flooding; 7,460 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1971: 6.20 ft, action stage; 2,440 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1972: 6.28 ft, action stage; 2,630 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1973: 5.86 ft, action stage; 1,700 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1974: 8.02 ft, moderate flooding; 8,390 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1975: 5.88 ft, action stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1976: 6.77 ft, action stage; 3,910 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1977: 5.32 ft, action stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1978: 5.96 ft, action stage; 1,910 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1979: 7.49 ft, minor flooding; 4,270 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1980: 4.78 ft, below flood stage; 290 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1981: 5.80 ft, action stage; 830 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1982: 7.83 ft, minor flooding; 7,040 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1983: 6.59 ft, action stage; 3,650 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1984: 7.78 ft, minor flooding; 6,870 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1985: 6.05 ft, action stage; 1,500 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 1986: 6.84 ft, action stage; 3,680 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1987: 5.44 ft, action stage; 700 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 1987: 7.28 ft, minor flooding; 3,230 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1989: 5.92 ft, action stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1990: 6.61 ft, action stage; 1,950 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 1991: 6.12 ft, action stage; 1,530 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1992: 7.82 ft, minor flooding; 4,670 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1993: 6.02 ft, action stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1994: 7.15 ft, minor flooding; 2,690 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1995: 7.34 ft, minor flooding; 3,370 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1995: 7.51 ft, minor flooding; 3,770 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1997: 7.49 ft, minor flooding; 3,460 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1998: 7.99 ft, minor flooding; 5,220 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1999: 6.70 ft, action stage; 1,950 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 1999: 5.83 ft, action stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 2001: 8.00 ft, moderate floodingSep 9, 2004: 7.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2004: 8.31 ft, moderate flooding; 6,390 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2006: 8.46 ft, moderate flooding; 7,020 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2015: 7.18 ft, minor flooding; 3,005 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2016: 7.69 ft, minor flooding; 4,286 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2017: 10.35 ft, major flooding; 20,150 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.35 ft, Sep 13, 2017 1940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Fisheating Creek at Palmdale 1930s: 4 1940s: 5 1950s: 2 1960s: 2 1970s: 3 1980s: 3 1990s: 6 6 2000s: 4 2010s: 3 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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.
  3. 3 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 11.06 ft on Sep 19, 1947; 10.52 ft on Sep 24, 1948; 12.44 ft on Oct 3, 1951.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 69 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Fisheating Creek at Palmdale
1Sep 13, 201710.35+3.35Major20,150
2Sep 17, 19459.18+2.18Major8,980
3Sep 6, 19338.60+1.60Moderate6,460
4Oct 10, 19538.53+1.53Moderate7,520
5Sep 2, 20068.46+1.46Moderate7,020
6Sep 29, 20048.31+1.31Moderate6,390
7Sep 13, 19328.26+1.26Moderate5,570
8Sep 13, 19608.19+1.19Moderate7,250
9Jun 16, 19368.10+1.10Moderate5,800
10Jul 3, 19748.02+1.02Moderate8,390
11Sep 16, 20018.00+1.00Moderate—
12Mar 22, 19987.99+0.99Minor5,220
13Aug 29, 19497.86+0.86Minor5,300
14Jun 26, 19827.83+0.83Minor7,040
15Jun 29, 19927.82+0.82Minor4,670
16Mar 27, 19707.79+0.79Minor7,460
17Mar 15, 19847.78+0.78Minor6,870
18Jan 31, 20167.69+0.69Minor4,286
19Oct 1, 19497.60+0.60Minor4,500
20Sep 9, 20047.60+0.60Minor4,500
21Oct 20, 19957.51+0.51Minor3,770
22Sep 17, 19797.49+0.49Minor4,270
23Sep 30, 19977.49+0.49Minor3,460
24Sep 23, 19627.39+0.39Minor6,420
25Aug 28, 19957.34+0.34Minor3,370
26Oct 5, 19437.30+0.30Minor3,620
27Oct 15, 19877.28+0.28Minor3,230
28Sep 3, 20157.18+0.18Minor3,005
29Jun 20, 19597.16+0.16Minor6,220
30Sep 23, 19947.15+0.15Minor2,690
31Oct 17, 19387.14+0.14Minor3,230
32Feb 26, 19427.04+0.04Minor3,260
33Jul 1, 19376.98−0.02Action3,010
34Sep 12, 19406.92−0.08Action3,090
35Sep 12, 19866.84−0.16Action3,680
36Aug 2, 19766.77−0.23Action3,910
37Sep 15, 19646.76−0.24Action3,870
38Sep 15, 19436.74−0.26Action2,240
39Jun 11, 19686.74−0.26Action3,650
40Aug 25, 19576.70−0.30Action3,800
41Oct 11, 19606.70−0.30Action2,350
42Jul 3, 19996.70−0.30Action1,950
43Oct 13, 19456.62−0.38Action2,500
44Aug 18, 19906.61−0.39Action1,950
45Feb 15, 19836.59−0.41Action3,650
46Aug 13, 19586.48−0.52Action3,230
47Sep 7, 19356.42−0.58Action1,480
48Sep 5, 19516.42−0.58Action1,430
49Aug 1, 19386.30−0.70Action1,730
50Jun 22, 19726.28−0.72Action2,630

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PLMF1, 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.