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Manatee River near Myakka Head at SR 64

Highest listed crest 20.85 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft136 crests since 1967

The Manatee River near Myakka Head at SR 64 crested at major flood stage 10 times among the 136 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1967 to 2025. The highest, 20.85 ft on June 21, 2003, was major flooding, 9.85 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
20.85 ft
June 21, 2003; 16,078 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
10
14th of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest
August 27, 2025
11.57 ft, minor flooding
Location
Manatee County
Florida

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Manatee River near Myakka Head at SR 64
Action stage9.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.0113Aug 27, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.013Oct 10, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.010Aug 5, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

136 crests from 1967 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Manatee River near Myakka Head at SR 64, 1967 to 2025 10121416182022ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Jul 24, 1967: 13.30 ft, minor flooding; 2,240 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1967: 12.94 ft, minor flooding; 2,070 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1968: 11.46 ft, minor flooding; 1,460 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1969: 11.22 ft, minor flooding; 1,370 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1969: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 1,600 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1969: 12.26 ft, minor flooding; 1,780 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1969: 12.33 ft, minor flooding; 1,810 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1970: 12.28 ft, minor flooding; 1,790 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1971: 12.42 ft, minor flooding; 1,850 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1971: 13.33 ft, minor flooding; 2,250 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1971: 11.12 ft, minor flooding; 1,340 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1971: 11.63 ft, minor flooding; 1,530 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1972: 13.67 ft, minor flooding; 2,410 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1973: 12.50 ft, minor flooding; 1,800 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1974: 11.42 ft, minor flooding; 1,170 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1974: 12.15 ft, minor flooding; 1,390 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1975: 12.12 ft, minor flooding; 1,380 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1975: 12.61 ft, minor flooding; 1,520 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 1975: 11.52 ft, minor flooding; 1,190 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1976: 11.85 ft, minor flooding; 1,310 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1976: 15.33 ft, moderate flooding; 3,130 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1976: 13.05 ft, minor flooding; 1,760 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1977: 11.89 ft, minor flooding; 1,310 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1977: 11.74 ft, minor flooding; 1,270 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1977: 12.74 ft, minor flooding; 1,160 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1978: 12.46 ft, minor flooding; 1,080 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1978: 14.84 ft, minor flooding; 1,920 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1979: 11.87 ft, minor flooding; 940 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1979: 13.74 ft, minor flooding; 1,460 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 1979: 11.69 ft, minor flooding; 900 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1979: 13.41 ft, minor flooding; 1,350 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 1979: 11.90 ft, minor flooding; 950 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1979: 11.75 ft, minor flooding; 910 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1979: 15.08 ft, moderate flooding; 2,040 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1979: 15.34 ft, moderate flooding; 2,160 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1979: 13.02 ft, minor flooding; 1,240 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1981: 13.51 ft, minor flooding; 1,390 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1981: 14.86 ft, minor flooding; 1,930 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1981: 15.17 ft, moderate flooding; 2,100 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1982: 17.45 ft, major flooding; 4,420 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1982: 11.69 ft, minor flooding; 938 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1982: 12.51 ft, minor flooding; 1,100 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1982: 14.63 ft, minor flooding; 1,830 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1983: 11.32 ft, minor flooding; 902 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1983: 12.72 ft, minor flooding; 1,170 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1983: 11.97 ft, minor flooding; 1,020 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1983: 11.86 ft, minor flooding; 1,000 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1985: 11.62 ft, minor flooding; 957 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1985: 15.70 ft, moderate flooding; 2,430 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1986: 11.47 ft, minor flooding; 929 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1987: 14.84 ft, minor flooding; 1,920 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1988: 17.85 ft, major flooding; 5,410 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1989: 12.63 ft, minor flooding; 1,150 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1991: 12.77 ft, minor flooding; 1,180 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1991: 12.47 ft, minor flooding; 1,120 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1991: 16.80 ft, moderate flooding; 3,400 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1992: 17.21 ft, major flooding; 4,950 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1993: 12.49 ft, minor flooding; 962 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1994: 14.22 ft, minor flooding; 1,730 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1994: 12.63 ft, minor flooding; 993 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1994: 12.49 ft, minor flooding; 962 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1994: 13.38 ft, minor flooding; 1,240 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1994: 15.13 ft, moderate flooding; 2,440 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1995: 14.41 ft, minor flooding; 2,050 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1996: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 711 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1997: 14.76 ft, minor flooding; 2,290 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1997: 18.08 ft, major flooding; 7,190 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1997: 15.44 ft, moderate flooding; 2,000 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1997: 13.58 ft, minor floodingJan 24, 1998: 15.46 ft, moderate flooding; 1,910 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1998: 14.04 ft, minor flooding; 1,220 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1998: 18.08 ft, major flooding; 4,830 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 1998: 13.52 ft, minor flooding; 1,310 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2000: 14.46 ft, minor floodingSep 18, 2000: 14.35 ft, minor floodingSep 10, 2001: 13.54 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 2001: 17.15 ft, major floodingJun 26, 2002: 11.43 ft, minor floodingJul 3, 2002: 11.85 ft, minor floodingJul 14, 2002: 12.13 ft, minor floodingJun 21, 2003: 20.85 ft, major flooding; 16,078 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2003: 11.63 ft, minor floodingAug 12, 2003: 11.90 ft, minor floodingAug 20, 2003: 13.47 ft, minor floodingAug 26, 2003: 13.64 ft, minor floodingSep 29, 2003: 14.25 ft, minor floodingAug 8, 2004: 12.74 ft, minor floodingAug 15, 2004: 14.70 ft, minor floodingSep 6, 2004: 15.94 ft, moderate floodingSep 10, 2004: 13.19 ft, minor floodingSep 27, 2004: 14.54 ft, minor floodingOct 3, 2007: 16.02 ft, moderate flooding; 3,390 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2008: 11.87 ft, minor flooding; 849 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2009: 14.65 ft, minor flooding; 1,970 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2009: 11.99 ft, minor flooding; 860 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2009: 14.77 ft, minor flooding; 2,050 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 2009: 15.25 ft, moderate flooding; 2,420 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2010: 11.66 ft, minor flooding; 856 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2010: 14.12 ft, minor flooding; 1,770 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2011: 11.66 ft, minor flooding; 802 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2011: 11.23 ft, minor flooding; 729 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2011: 13.11 ft, minor flooding; 1,100 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2012: 13.24 ft, minor flooding; 1,160 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2012: 14.84 ft, minor flooding; 2,100 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 2012: 11.94 ft, minor flooding; 851 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2012: 12.36 ft, minor flooding; 934 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2012: 14.45 ft, minor flooding; 1,830 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2012: 12.42 ft, minor flooding; 947 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2013: 12.67 ft, minor flooding; 1,000 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2013: 12.01 ft, minor flooding; 853 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 2013: 12.81 ft, minor flooding; 1,033 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2013: 11.45 ft, minor flooding; 749 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 2013: 12.03 ft, minor flooding; 857 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2013: 11.05 ft, minor flooding; 681 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2013: 11.40 ft, minor flooding; 740 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 2013: 14.61 ft, minor flooding; 1,935 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2015: 11.65 ft, minor flooding; 786 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 2015: 11.19 ft, minor flooding; 705 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2015: 12.92 ft, minor flooding; 1,061 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2016: 12.29 ft, minor flooding; 914 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 2016: 13.44 ft, minor flooding; 1,270 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2016: 13.51 ft, minor flooding; 1,303 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2017: 18.67 ft, major flooding; 6,826 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2018: 11.56 ft, minor flooding; 767 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2018: 13.11 ft, minor flooding; 1,120 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 2019: 12.58 ft, minor flooding; 982 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2019: 13.42 ft, minor flooding; 1,248 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 2019: 13.39 ft, minor flooding; 1,233 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 2019: 12.67 ft, minor flooding; 1,001 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2020: 11.17 ft, minor flooding; 690 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2020: 13.15 ft, minor flooding; 1,132 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2022: 11.21 ft, minor floodingSep 29, 2022: 19.33 ft, major flooding; 7,040 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 2024: 20.12 ft, major floodingOct 10, 2024: 15.77 ft, moderate flooding; 2,614 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2025: 11.57 ft, minor flooding; 672 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.85 ft, Jun 21, 2003 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Manatee River near Myakka Head at SR 64 1960s: 7 1970s: 29 1980s: 17 1990s: 20 2000s: 24 2010s: 32 32 2020s: 7 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 136 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Manatee River near Myakka Head at SR 64
1Jun 21, 200320.85+9.85Major16,078
2Aug 5, 202420.12+9.12Major—
3Sep 29, 202219.33+8.33Major7,040
4Sep 11, 201718.67+7.67Major6,826
5Nov 14, 199718.08+7.08Major7,190
6Mar 20, 199818.08+7.08Major4,830
7Sep 7, 198817.85+6.85Major5,410
8Jun 18, 198217.45+6.45Major4,420
9Jun 26, 199217.21+6.21Major4,950
10Sep 14, 200117.15+6.15Major—
11Jun 30, 199116.80+5.80Moderate3,400
12Oct 3, 200716.02+5.02Moderate3,390
13Sep 6, 200415.94+4.94Moderate—
14Oct 10, 202415.77+4.77Moderate2,614
15Sep 1, 198515.70+4.70Moderate2,430
16Jan 24, 199815.46+4.46Moderate1,910
17Dec 14, 199715.44+4.44Moderate2,000
18Sep 22, 197915.34+4.34Moderate2,160
19Aug 15, 197615.33+4.33Moderate3,130
20Sep 16, 200915.25+4.25Moderate2,420
21Sep 8, 198115.17+4.17Moderate2,100
22Sep 16, 199415.13+4.13Moderate2,440
23Sep 15, 197915.08+4.08Moderate2,040
24Aug 28, 198114.86+3.86Minor1,930
25Aug 3, 197814.84+3.84Minor1,920
26Jul 21, 198714.84+3.84Minor1,920
27Jun 25, 201214.84+3.84Minor2,100
28Aug 28, 200914.77+3.77Minor2,050
29Sep 28, 199714.76+3.76Minor2,290
30Aug 15, 200414.70+3.70Minor—
31Jul 2, 200914.65+3.65Minor1,970
32Sep 26, 198214.63+3.63Minor1,830
33Sep 26, 201314.61+3.61Minor1,935
34Sep 27, 200414.54+3.54Minor—
35Sep 8, 200014.46+3.46Minor—
36Aug 23, 201214.45+3.45Minor1,830
37Jul 28, 199514.41+3.41Minor2,050
38Sep 18, 200014.35+3.35Minor—
39Sep 29, 200314.25+3.25Minor—
40Jun 17, 199414.22+3.22Minor1,730
41Aug 26, 201014.12+3.12Minor1,770
42Feb 16, 199814.04+3.04Minor1,220
43Jul 25, 197913.74+2.74Minor1,460
44Aug 31, 197213.67+2.67Minor2,410
45Aug 26, 200313.64+2.64Minor—
46Dec 28, 199713.58+2.58Minor—
47Sep 10, 200113.54+2.54Minor—
48Oct 13, 199813.52+2.52Minor1,310
49Aug 21, 198113.51+2.51Minor1,390
50Sep 1, 201613.51+2.51Minor1,303

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 21, 2003: 20.85 ft here, major flooding

  • Rye BridgeFL · Jun 23, 2003 · 19.71 ft · Major
  • Manatee DamFL · Jun 22, 2003 · 42.42 ft · Moderate · its highest

August 5, 2024: 20.12 ft here, major flooding

  • Rye BridgeFL · Aug 5, 2024 · 20.12 ft · Major · its highest
  • Manatee DamFL · Aug 5, 2024 · 41.96 ft · Minor

September 29, 2022: 19.33 ft here, major 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 DamFL41.042.42 ft, Jun 22, 20030
Rye BridgeFL11.020.12 ft, Aug 5, 20248
Myakka Head at SR 64 this gaugeFL11.020.85 ft, Jun 21, 200310

Other gauges in Manatee County

Flood gauges in Manatee County
Manatee Dam41.042.42 ft, Jun 22, 20030
Rye Bridge11.020.12 ft, Aug 5, 20248
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 MKHF1, 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.