Hillsborough River at Morris Bridge
Highest listed crest 34.66 ftFlood stage 32.0 ft13 crests since 1965
The Hillsborough River at Morris Bridge crested above flood stage 13 times among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1965 to 2024. The highest, 34.66 ft on September 14, 2017, was moderate flooding, 2.66 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Hillsborough River crested above flood stage within a week of it.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 34.66 ft
- September 14, 2017; 6,343 cubic feet per second
- Flood stage
- 32.0 ft
- Major flooding from 36.0 ft
- Crests at major
- 0
- 13 above flood stage
- Most recent flood crest
- August 8, 2024
- 32.00 ft, minor flooding
- Location
- Hillsborough County
- Near Temple Terrace (5.5 mi), Zephyrhills (12.7 mi), Plant City (13.1 mi)
Flood stages
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
| Action stage | 30.5 | 0 | — |
| Flood stage (minor) | 32.0 | 9 | Aug 8, 2024 |
| Moderate flood stage | 34.0 | 4 | Sep 14, 2017 |
| Major flood stage | 36.0 | 0 | — |
Every listed crest
13 crests from 1965 to 2024. 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
| 1 | Sep 14, 2017 | 34.66 | +2.66 | Moderate |
| 2 | Sep 8, 2004 | 34.38 | +2.38 | Moderate |
| 3 | Dec 15, 1997 | 34.27 | +2.27 | Moderate |
| 4 | Sep 9, 1988 | 34.15 | +2.15 | Moderate |
| 5 | Dec 29, 1997 | 33.92 | +1.92 | Minor |
| 6 | Apr 2, 1987 | 33.31 | +1.31 | Minor |
| 7 | Sep 6, 1985 | 32.75 | +0.75 | Minor |
| 8 | Oct 1, 1979 | 32.74 | +0.74 | Minor |
| 9 | Aug 5, 2015 | 32.47 | +0.47 | Minor |
| 10 | Sep 30, 2004 | 32.45 | +0.45 | Minor |
| 11 | Dec 16, 2002 | 32.30 | +0.30 | Minor |
| 12 | Aug 14, 1965 | 32.22 | +0.22 | Minor |
| 13 | Aug 8, 2024 | 32.00 | 0.00 | 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.
September 14, 2017: 34.66 ft here, moderate flooding
- Zephyrhills at State ParkFL · Sep 12, 2017 · 14.26 ft · Major
September 8, 2004: 34.38 ft here, moderate flooding
- Zephyrhills at State ParkFL · Sep 7, 2004 · 13.93 ft · Moderate
December 15, 1997: 34.27 ft here, moderate flooding
- Zephyrhills at State ParkFL · Dec 14, 1997 · 13.51 ft · Moderate
Gauges on the Hillsborough River
In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.
| Zephyrhills at State Park | FL | 17.14 ft, Oct 11, 2024 | 5 |
| Morris Bridge this gauge | FL | 34.66 ft, Sep 14, 2017 | 0 |
| Fowler Avenue | FL | 34.67 ft, Sep 9, 1933 | 1 |
Other gauges in Hillsborough County
| Lithia Pinecrest Road at Lithia | 28.50 ft, Sep 7, 1933 | 22 |
| US 301 Riverview | 9.37 ft, Sep 27, 2024 | 5 |
| Fowler Avenue | 34.67 ft, Sep 9, 1933 | 1 |
| Zephyrhills at State Park | 17.14 ft, Oct 11, 2024 | 5 |
| Wimauma at US 301 | 20.14 ft, Sep 8, 1988 | 17 |
| Tide Gauge at East Bay (In MHHW) | 7.20 ft, Sep 27, 2024 | 1 |
| Tide Gauge at Gibsonton (in MHHW) | 7.21 ft, Sep 27, 2024 | 2 |
| Tide Gauge at McKay Bay Entrance (in MHHW) | 4.31 ft, Oct 8, 1996 | 0 |
| Tide Gauge at Old Port Tampa (in MHHW) | 6.86 ft, Sep 27, 2024 | 1 |
Hillsborough County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Florida
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MORF1, 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.