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Lake Iamonia at Waterfront Drive

Highest listed crest 103.50 ftFlood stage 101.5 ft9 crests since 2009

The Lake Iamonia at Waterfront Drive crested above flood stage 6 times among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2018. The highest, 103.50 ft on April 3, 2009, was moderate flooding, 2.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
103.50 ft
April 3, 2009
Flood stage
101.5 ft
Major flooding from 105.0 ft
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 5, 2016
102.88 ft, minor flooding
Location
Leon County
Near Tallahassee (13.5 mi)
Identifiers
NWS LAIF1
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, Lake Iamonia at Waterfront Drive
Action stage100.03Dec 21, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)101.55Apr 5, 2016Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage103.01Apr 3, 2009Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage105.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 2009 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Lake Iamonia at Waterfront Drive, 2009 to 2018 100101102103104105ft Flood stage 101.5 ftMajor 105.0 ft Apr 3, 2009: 103.50 ft, moderate floodingMar 3, 2013: 102.07 ft, minor floodingJul 30, 2013: 100.24 ft, action stageAug 25, 2013: 101.79 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 2014: 100.86 ft, action stageApr 23, 2014: 101.74 ft, minor floodingDec 29, 2014: 102.62 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 2016: 102.88 ft, minor floodingDec 21, 2018: 101.42 ft, action stage Highest, 103.50 ft, Apr 3, 2009 20102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Lake Iamonia at Waterfront Drive 2000s: 1 2010s: 5 5 2000s2010s
  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

Highest listed crests, Lake Iamonia at Waterfront Drive
1Apr 3, 2009103.50+2.00Moderate—
2Apr 5, 2016102.88+1.38Minor—
3Dec 29, 2014102.62+1.12Minor—
4Mar 3, 2013102.07+0.57Minor—
5Aug 25, 2013101.79+0.29Minor—
6Apr 23, 2014101.74+0.24Minor—
7Dec 21, 2018101.42−0.08Action—
8Mar 23, 2014100.86−0.64Action—
9Jul 30, 2013100.24−1.26Action—

Other gauges in Leon County

Flood gauges in Leon County
Leon High School Drainage Inlet (in NAVD88)109.0112.71 ft, Apr 11, 20241
Bloxham (SR 20)20.032.64 ft, Sep 30, 19573

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LAIF1, 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.