Hillsborough River at Fowler Avenue

Highest listed crest 34.67 ftFlood stage 29.0 ft5 crests since 1933

The Hillsborough River at Fowler Avenue crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1933 to 1979. The highest, 34.67 ft on September 9, 1933, was major flooding, 5.67 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 34.67 ft; September 9, 1933
Flood stage: 29.0 ft; Major flooding from 33.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 107th of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest: October 1, 1979; 29.31 ft, minor flooding
Location: Hillsborough County; Near Temple Terrace (1.1 mi), Tampa (9.1 mi)
Identifiers: NWS FOWF1; USGS 02304000

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Hillsborough River at Fowler Avenue

Action stage	25.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	29.0	3	Oct 1, 1979	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	31.0	1	Jun 20, 1934	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	33.0	1	Sep 9, 1933	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 1933 to 1979. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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, Hillsborough River at Fowler Avenue

1	Sep 9, 1933	34.67	+5.67	Major	—
2	Jun 20, 1934	32.56	+3.56	Moderate	—
3	Sep 8, 1935	29.63	+0.63	Minor	—
4	Aug 14, 1965	29.59	+0.59	Minor	—
5	Oct 1, 1979	29.31	+0.31	Minor	—

The worst floods along the Hillsborough River

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

August 14, 1965: 29.59 ft here, minor flooding

Morris BridgeFL · Aug 14, 1965 · 32.22 ft · Minor
Zephyrhills at State ParkFL · Aug 9, 1965 · 11.85 ft · Minor

October 1, 1979: 29.31 ft here, minor flooding

Morris BridgeFL · Oct 1, 1979 · 32.74 ft · Minor
Zephyrhills at State ParkFL · Sep 30, 1979 · 12.25 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Hillsborough River

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

Flood gauges on the Hillsborough River

Zephyrhills at State Park	FL	10.0	17.14 ft, Oct 11, 2024	5
Morris Bridge	FL	32.0	34.66 ft, Sep 14, 2017	0
Fowler Avenue this gauge	FL	29.0	34.67 ft, Sep 9, 1933	1

Other gauges in Hillsborough County

Flood gauges in Hillsborough County

Lithia Pinecrest Road at Lithia	13.0	28.50 ft, Sep 7, 1933	22
US 301 Riverview	4.2	9.37 ft, Sep 27, 2024	5
Morris Bridge	32.0	34.66 ft, Sep 14, 2017	0
Zephyrhills at State Park	10.0	17.14 ft, Oct 11, 2024	5
Wimauma at US 301	11.0	20.14 ft, Sep 8, 1988	17
Tide Gauge at East Bay (In MHHW)	2.7	7.20 ft, Sep 27, 2024	1
Tide Gauge at Gibsonton (in MHHW)	2.0	7.21 ft, Sep 27, 2024	2
Tide Gauge at McKay Bay Entrance (in MHHW)	2.7	4.31 ft, Oct 8, 1996	0
Tide Gauge at Old Port Tampa (in MHHW)	2.7	6.86 ft, Sep 27, 2024	1

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FOWF1, 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.