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Manatee River at Manatee Dam

Highest listed crest 42.42 ftFlood stage 41.0 ft2 crests since 2003

The Manatee River at Manatee Dam crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2024. The highest, 42.42 ft on June 22, 2003, was moderate flooding, 1.42 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Manatee River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
42.42 ft
June 22, 2003
Flood stage
41.0 ft
Major flooding from 43.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 5, 2024
41.96 ft, minor flooding
Location
Manatee County
Near Bradenton (13.9 mi), Palmetto (14.1 mi)
Identifiers
NWS MTDF1
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, Manatee River at Manatee Dam
Action stage40.80—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)41.01Aug 5, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage42.01Jun 22, 2003Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage43.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2003 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Manatee River at Manatee Dam, 2003 to 2024 4141.54242.543ft Flood stage 41.0 ftMajor 43.0 ft Jun 22, 2003: 42.42 ft, moderate floodingAug 5, 2024: 41.96 ft, minor flooding Highest, 42.42 ft, Jun 22, 2003 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Manatee River at Manatee Dam 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Manatee River at Manatee Dam
1Jun 22, 200342.42+1.42Moderate—
2Aug 5, 202441.96+0.96Minor—

The worst floods along the Manatee River

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

June 22, 2003: 42.42 ft here, moderate flooding

August 5, 2024: 41.96 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Manatee River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Manatee River
Manatee Dam this gaugeFL41.042.42 ft, Jun 22, 20030
Rye BridgeFL11.020.12 ft, Aug 5, 20248
Myakka Head at SR 64FL11.020.85 ft, Jun 21, 200310

Other gauges in Manatee County

Flood gauges in Manatee County
Rye Bridge11.020.12 ft, Aug 5, 20248
Myakka Head at SR 6411.020.85 ft, Jun 21, 200310
Tide Gauge at Port Manatee (in MHHW)2.06.04 ft, Sep 27, 20241

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MTDF1, 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.