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New River near Lake Butler (in NAVD88)

Highest listed crest 98.55 ftFlood stage 91.0 ft97 crests since 1950

The New River near Lake Butler (in NAVD88) crested at major flood stage 18 times among the 97 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2026. The highest, 98.55 ft on September 12, 2017, was major flooding, 7.55 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
98.55 ft
September 12, 2017; 13,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
91.0 ft
Major flooding from 94.0 ft
Crests at major
18
4th of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest
October 7, 2026
91.61 ft, minor flooding
Location
Bradford County
Florida

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, New River near Lake Butler (in NAVD88)
Action stage89.03Sep 17, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)91.052Oct 7, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage92.524Dec 19, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage94.018Aug 5, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

97 crests from 1950 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the New River near Lake Butler (in NAVD88), 1950 to 2026 889092949698100ft Flood stage 91.0 ftMajor 94.0 ft Sep 8, 1950: 94.94 ft, major floodingOct 21, 1950: 94.74 ft, major floodingApr 9, 1953: 91.93 ft, minor floodingAug 28, 1953: 92.69 ft, moderate floodingOct 2, 1953: 91.90 ft, minor floodingDec 26, 1953: 92.79 ft, moderate floodingOct 18, 1956: 93.06 ft, moderate floodingJun 9, 1957: 93.67 ft, moderate floodingMar 3, 1958: 91.48 ft, minor floodingJan 4, 1959: 92.17 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 1959: 93.97 ft, moderate floodingMay 23, 1959: 94.36 ft, major floodingMar 19, 1960: 94.00 ft, major floodingApr 5, 1960: 92.05 ft, minor floodingJul 12, 1960: 91.92 ft, minor floodingSep 13, 1960: 92.06 ft, minor floodingJul 22, 1961: 92.09 ft, minor floodingAug 20, 1961: 92.45 ft, minor floodingAug 23, 1963: 91.23 ft, minor floodingOct 1, 1963: 91.92 ft, minor floodingJan 13, 1964: 92.25 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 1964: 92.35 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 1964: 94.68 ft, major floodingSep 12, 1964: 98.25 ft, major floodingDec 7, 1964: 92.07 ft, minor floodingDec 28, 1964: 92.06 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 1965: 92.20 ft, minor floodingOct 2, 1965: 92.11 ft, minor floodingJan 27, 1966: 92.01 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 1966: 93.32 ft, moderate floodingMay 10, 1966: 92.12 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 1967: 93.58 ft, moderate floodingAug 31, 1968: 95.72 ft, major floodingMar 19, 1969: 91.81 ft, minor floodingOct 4, 1969: 92.13 ft, minor floodingNov 2, 1969: 92.61 ft, moderate floodingDec 11, 1969: 92.99 ft, moderate floodingJan 7, 1970: 92.58 ft, moderate floodingFeb 4, 1970: 94.80 ft, major floodingMar 30, 1970: 94.93 ft, major floodingAug 21, 1970: 92.23 ft, minor floodingAug 19, 1971: 93.07 ft, moderate floodingSep 11, 1974: 91.74 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 1991: 92.61 ft, moderate floodingApr 23, 1991: 94.44 ft, major floodingJun 7, 1991: 92.70 ft, moderate floodingOct 6, 1991: 92.24 ft, minor floodingOct 4, 1992: 97.46 ft, major floodingFeb 1, 1994: 92.07 ft, minor floodingOct 13, 1994: 91.69 ft, minor floodingAug 28, 1995: 91.89 ft, minor floodingOct 9, 1996: 92.91 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 1997: 92.70 ft, moderate floodingDec 16, 1997: 92.65 ft, moderate floodingFeb 18, 1998: 95.38 ft, major floodingOct 1, 1998: 92.74 ft, moderate floodingSep 17, 2001: 91.39 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 2003: 91.84 ft, minor floodingAug 23, 2003: 95.09 ft, major floodingSep 10, 2004: 94.59 ft, major floodingSep 28, 2004: 93.48 ft, moderate floodingOct 4, 2004: 92.73 ft, moderate floodingMar 28, 2005: 92.10 ft, minor floodingDec 21, 2005: 91.91 ft, minor floodingOct 6, 2007: 90.50 ft, action stage; 689 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2008: 94.48 ft, major flooding; 5,190 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2009: 91.77 ft, minor flooding; 1,650 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2010: 90.92 ft, action stage; 966 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2010: 91.07 ft, minor flooding; 1,070 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2011: 89.61 ft, action stage; 369 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2012: 96.90 ft, major flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2012: 91.93 ft, minor flooding; 1,810 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2013: 93.04 ft, moderate flooding; 3,090 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2013: 91.24 ft, minor flooding; 1,070 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 2013: 91.26 ft, minor flooding; 1,220 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2014: 91.99 ft, minor flooding; 1,940 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2015: 91.30 ft, minor flooding; 1,250 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2017: 98.55 ft, major flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2018: 91.57 ft, minor flooding; 1,460 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2018: 91.15 ft, minor flooding; 1,050 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 2018: 91.78 ft, minor flooding; 1,640 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 2018: 92.14 ft, minor flooding; 1,700 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 2018: 91.12 ft, minor flooding; 771 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2019: 91.47 ft, minor flooding; 1,050 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2021: 91.87 ft, minor flooding; 1,510 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2021: 92.01 ft, minor flooding; 1,640 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2021: 92.72 ft, moderate flooding; 2,440 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2021: 93.65 ft, moderate flooding; 3,820 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 2021: 91.56 ft, minor flooding; 1,680 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2021: 91.29 ft, minor flooding; 1,420 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2022: 92.44 ft, minor flooding; 2,200 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2022: 92.28 ft, minor flooding; 2,060 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2022: 91.66 ft, minor flooding; 1,230 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 2023: 93.56 ft, moderate flooding; 3,420 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 92.94 ft, moderate flooding; 2,530 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 2024: 95.13 ft, major flooding; 6,330 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 2026: 91.61 ft, minor flooding; 1,180 cubic feet per second Highest, 98.55 ft, Sep 12, 2017 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, New River near Lake Butler (in NAVD88) 1950s: 12 1960s: 25 25 1970s: 6 1980s: 0 1990s: 13 2000s: 10 2010s: 15 2020s: 13 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 97 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, New River near Lake Butler (in NAVD88)
1Sep 12, 201798.55+7.55Major13,700
2Sep 12, 196498.25+7.25Major—
3Oct 4, 199297.46+6.46Major—
4Jun 27, 201296.90+5.90Major11,000
5Aug 31, 196895.72+4.72Major—
6Feb 18, 199895.38+4.38Major—
7Aug 5, 202495.13+4.13Major6,330
8Aug 23, 200395.09+4.09Major—
9Sep 8, 195094.94+3.94Major—
10Mar 30, 197094.93+3.93Major—
11Feb 4, 197094.80+3.80Major—
12Oct 21, 195094.74+3.74Major—
13May 4, 196494.68+3.68Major—
14Sep 10, 200494.59+3.59Major—
15Aug 23, 200894.48+3.48Major5,190
16Apr 23, 199194.44+3.44Major—
17May 23, 195994.36+3.36Major—
18Mar 19, 196094.00+3.00Major—
19Mar 18, 195993.97+2.97Moderate—
20Jun 9, 195793.67+2.67Moderate—
21Jul 8, 202193.65+2.65Moderate3,820
22Feb 13, 196793.58+2.58Moderate—
23Aug 2, 202393.56+2.56Moderate3,420
24Sep 28, 200493.48+2.48Moderate—
25Mar 1, 196693.32+2.32Moderate—
26Aug 19, 197193.07+2.07Moderate—
27Oct 18, 195693.06+2.06Moderate—
28May 5, 201393.04+2.04Moderate3,090
29Dec 11, 196992.99+1.99Moderate—
30Dec 19, 202392.94+1.94Moderate2,530
31Oct 9, 199692.91+1.91Moderate—
32Dec 26, 195392.79+1.79Moderate—
33Oct 1, 199892.74+1.74Moderate—
34Oct 4, 200492.73+1.73Moderate—
35Jun 26, 202192.72+1.72Moderate2,440
36Jun 7, 199192.70+1.70Moderate—
37Apr 30, 199792.70+1.70Moderate—
38Aug 28, 195392.69+1.69Moderate—
39Dec 16, 199792.65+1.65Moderate—
40Nov 2, 196992.61+1.61Moderate—
41Mar 19, 199192.61+1.61Moderate—
42Jan 7, 197092.58+1.58Moderate—
43Aug 20, 196192.45+1.45Minor—
44Mar 12, 202292.44+1.44Minor2,200
45Mar 1, 196492.35+1.35Minor—
46Mar 25, 202292.28+1.28Minor2,060
47Jan 13, 196492.25+1.25Minor—
48Oct 6, 199192.24+1.24Minor—
49Aug 21, 197092.23+1.23Minor—
50Feb 15, 196592.20+1.20Minor—

Other gauges in Bradford County

Flood gauges in Bradford County
Starke (in NAVD88)144.0147.98 ft, Sep 11, 20171
Hampton Lake near Hampton (in NAVD88)130.0132.54 ft, Mar 1, 19982
Lake Sampson near Starke (in NAVD88)132.0135.34 ft, Sep 15, 20176
Sampson City (in NAVD88)132.0135.09 ft, Sep 15, 20173
Graham (in NAVD88)113.0118.98 ft, Sep 11, 20171

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NRBF1, 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.