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Horse Creek near Arcadia at SR 72

Highest listed crest 21.24 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft94 crests since 1950

The Horse Creek near Arcadia at SR 72 crested at major flood stage 12 times among the 94 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2024. The highest, 21.24 ft on September 29, 2022, was major flooding, 9.24 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.24 ft
September 29, 2022; 24,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
12
12th of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest
October 11, 2024
14.37 ft, minor flooding
Location
DeSoto County
Florida

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Horse Creek near Arcadia at SR 72
Action stage10.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.064Oct 11, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.518Sep 20, 2022Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.012Sep 29, 2022Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

94 crests from 1950 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Horse Creek near Arcadia at SR 72, 1950 to 2024 121416182022ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Sep 6, 1950: 14.10 ft, minor flooding; 2,830 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1951: 12.83 ft, minor flooding; 2,120 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1951: 16.84 ft, major flooding; 6,680 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 1952: 15.81 ft, moderate flooding; 4,790 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1953: 12.52 ft, minor flooding; 2,000 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1953: 13.52 ft, minor flooding; 2,510 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1953: 15.62 ft, moderate flooding; 4,530 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 1953: 15.93 ft, moderate flooding; 4,960 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1953: 13.31 ft, minor flooding; 2,390 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1955: 12.21 ft, minor flooding; 1,870 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1957: 12.29 ft, minor flooding; 1,910 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1957: 13.57 ft, minor flooding; 2,540 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1959: 13.52 ft, minor flooding; 2,510 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1959: 15.12 ft, moderate flooding; 3,870 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1959: 13.58 ft, minor flooding; 2,550 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1959: 14.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,840 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1959: 15.07 ft, moderate flooding; 3,820 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1960: 17.94 ft, major flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1960: 16.39 ft, major flooding; 6,020 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1960: 12.76 ft, minor flooding; 2,100 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1962: 16.70 ft, major flooding; 6,690 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 1965: 12.43 ft, minor flooding; 1,960 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1967: 13.52 ft, minor flooding; 2,240 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1968: 14.23 ft, minor flooding; 3,070 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1968: 14.30 ft, minor flooding; 3,080 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1969: 12.36 ft, minor flooding; 1,930 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1974: 15.05 ft, moderate flooding; 3,450 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1974: 15.37 ft, moderate flooding; 3,910 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1974: 13.65 ft, minor flooding; 2,190 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1978: 13.22 ft, minor flooding; 2,350 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1979: 13.47 ft, minor flooding; 1,780 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1979: 13.83 ft, minor flooding; 1,880 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 1981: 12.80 ft, minor flooding; 1,240 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1981: 13.45 ft, minor flooding; 1,420 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1982: 15.09 ft, moderate flooding; 3,190 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1982: 17.34 ft, major flooding; 6,260 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1982: 15.46 ft, moderate flooding; 3,540 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1982: 13.35 ft, minor flooding; 1,940 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1983: 12.77 ft, minor flooding; 1,650 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1983: 13.43 ft, minor flooding; 1,960 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1987: 14.18 ft, minor flooding; 2,060 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1988: 16.64 ft, major flooding; 5,430 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1991: 13.58 ft, minor flooding; 1,940 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1992: 17.78 ft, major flooding; 8,960 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1992: 14.18 ft, minor flooding; 2,500 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1993: 12.50 ft, minor flooding; 1,250 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 1994: 12.35 ft, minor flooding; 1,130 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1994: 15.49 ft, moderate flooding; 4,180 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1995: 14.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,270 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1995: 12.28 ft, minor flooding; 1,390 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1995: 13.89 ft, minor flooding; 2,230 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1995: 12.58 ft, minor flooding; 1,650 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1995: 14.45 ft, minor flooding; 2,790 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1997: 13.89 ft, minor flooding; 2,520 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1997: 15.64 ft, moderate flooding; 4,670 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 1997: 12.19 ft, minor flooding; 1,170 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1997: 14.37 ft, minor flooding; 2,810 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1998: 13.30 ft, minor flooding; 1,780 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1998: 14.98 ft, moderate flooding; 3,320 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1998: 16.42 ft, major flooding; 5,870 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2000: 12.59 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 2001: 16.80 ft, major floodingJul 2, 2002: 12.75 ft, minor floodingJul 6, 2002: 13.86 ft, minor floodingAug 5, 2002: 13.25 ft, minor floodingAug 31, 2002: 12.45 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 2003: 18.02 ft, major floodingAug 14, 2003: 13.25 ft, minor floodingAug 25, 2003: 12.90 ft, minor floodingSep 7, 2003: 12.00 ft, minor floodingSep 30, 2003: 12.14 ft, minor floodingAug 20, 2004: 14.74 ft, moderate floodingSep 10, 2004: 15.42 ft, moderate floodingOct 1, 2004: 13.86 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 2013: 12.19 ft, minor floodingJul 4, 2013: 13.20 ft, minor floodingAug 28, 2013: 12.04 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 2013: 12.99 ft, minor floodingSep 26, 2013: 12.73 ft, minor floodingAug 17, 2015: 13.22 ft, minor floodingAug 30, 2015: 15.27 ft, moderate floodingSep 12, 2015: 12.02 ft, minor floodingSep 3, 2016: 12.52 ft, minor floodingOct 5, 2016: 12.47 ft, minor flooding; 1,032 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2017: 15.85 ft, moderate flooding; 4,121 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2017: 17.07 ft, major flooding; 7,530 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2018: 12.03 ft, minor flooding; 909 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2018: 12.76 ft, minor flooding; 1,129 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2019: 13.48 ft, minor flooding; 1,511 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 2022: 14.52 ft, moderate floodingSep 20, 2022: 14.56 ft, moderate floodingSep 29, 2022: 21.24 ft, major flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 2024: 14.08 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 2024: 14.37 ft, minor flooding; 2,123 cubic feet per second Highest, 21.24 ft, Sep 29, 2022 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Horse Creek near Arcadia at SR 72 1950s: 17 1960s: 9 1970s: 6 1980s: 10 1990s: 18 18 2000s: 14 2010s: 15 2020s: 5 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 94 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Horse Creek near Arcadia at SR 72
1Sep 29, 202221.24+9.24Major24,800
2Jun 23, 200318.02+6.02Major—
3Aug 1, 196017.94+5.94Major11,700
4Jun 27, 199217.78+5.78Major8,960
5Jun 18, 198217.34+5.34Major6,260
6Sep 11, 201717.07+5.07Major7,530
7Oct 2, 195116.84+4.84Major6,680
8Sep 16, 200116.80+4.80Major—
9Sep 21, 196216.70+4.70Major6,690
10Sep 9, 198816.64+4.64Major5,430
11Mar 22, 199816.42+4.42Major5,870
12Sep 13, 196016.39+4.39Major6,020
13Oct 10, 195315.93+3.93Moderate4,960
14Aug 27, 201715.85+3.85Moderate4,121
15Oct 22, 195215.81+3.81Moderate4,790
16Nov 16, 199715.64+3.64Moderate4,670
17Sep 28, 195315.62+3.62Moderate4,530
18Sep 18, 199415.49+3.49Moderate4,180
19Jun 26, 198215.46+3.46Moderate3,540
20Sep 10, 200415.42+3.42Moderate—
21Jul 7, 197415.37+3.37Moderate3,910
22Aug 30, 201515.27+3.27Moderate—
23Jun 21, 195915.12+3.12Moderate3,870
24Jun 2, 198215.09+3.09Moderate3,190
25Sep 19, 195915.07+3.07Moderate3,820
26Jun 28, 197415.05+3.05Moderate3,450
27Feb 19, 199814.98+2.98Moderate3,320
28Aug 20, 200414.74+2.74Moderate—
29Sep 20, 202214.56+2.56Moderate—
30Sep 6, 202214.52+2.52Moderate—
31Oct 11, 199514.45+2.45Minor2,790
32Dec 16, 199714.37+2.37Minor2,810
33Oct 11, 202414.37+2.37Minor2,123
34Jul 23, 196814.30+2.30Minor3,080
35Jul 10, 196814.23+2.23Minor3,070
36Mar 31, 198714.18+2.18Minor2,060
37Aug 13, 199214.18+2.18Minor2,500
38Sep 6, 195014.10+2.10Minor2,830
39Aug 6, 202414.08+2.08Minor—
40Sep 7, 195914.00+2.00Minor2,840
41Jun 23, 199514.00+2.00Minor2,270
42Jul 30, 199513.89+1.89Minor2,230
43Sep 28, 199713.89+1.89Minor2,520
44Jul 6, 200213.86+1.86Minor—
45Oct 1, 200413.86+1.86Minor—
46Oct 1, 197913.83+1.83Minor1,880
47Aug 13, 197413.65+1.65Minor2,190
48Aug 14, 195913.58+1.58Minor2,550
49Jul 4, 199113.58+1.58Minor1,940
50Oct 4, 195713.57+1.57Minor2,540

Other gauges in DeSoto County

Flood gauges in DeSoto County
SR 70 Arcadia11.023.70 ft, Oct 1, 202215

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ARHF1, 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.