Ochlockonee River at Ochlockonee River State Park (in MHHW)

Highest listed crest 4.88 ftFlood stage 2.0 ft1 crests since 2024

The Ochlockonee River at Ochlockonee River State Park (in MHHW) crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2024 to 2024. The highest, 4.88 ft on September 27, 2024, was minor flooding, 2.88 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Ochlockonee River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
4.88 ft
September 27, 2024
Flood stage
2.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
4.88 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wakulla County
Florida
Identifiers
NWS ORSF1
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, Ochlockonee River at Ochlockonee River State Park (in MHHW)
Action stage1.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)2.01Sep 27, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage5.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Ochlockonee River at Ochlockonee River State Park (in MHHW), 2024 to 2024 2345ft Flood stage 2.0 ft Sep 27, 2024: 4.88 ft, minor flooding Highest, 4.88 ft, Sep 27, 2024 20252030
  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, Ochlockonee River at Ochlockonee River State Park (in MHHW)
1Sep 27, 20244.88+2.88Minor—

The worst floods along the Ochlockonee River

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

September 27, 2024: 4.88 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Ochlockonee River

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

Flood gauges on the Ochlockonee River
Curtis Mill, US-319 (In NAVD88)FL6.07.92 ft, Oct 10, 20180
Ochlockonee River State Park (in MHHW) this gaugeFL2.04.88 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Bloxham (SR 20)FL20.032.64 ft, Sep 30, 19573
Concord (CR 12)FL36.045.71 ft, Aug 25, 20082
CoolidgeGA13.018.59 ft, Apr 2, 20090
Havana (US 27)FL26.035.08 ft, Apr 4, 19481
Smith Creek (CR 366)FL17.029.75 ft, Sep 25, 19691
Thomasville (US 84)GA15.029.10 ft, Apr 2, 19481

Other gauges in Wakulla County

Flood gauges in Wakulla County
Arran26.029.27 ft, Sep 23, 20000
Crawfordville16.516.60 ft, Dec 25, 20140
Curtis Mill, US-319 (In NAVD88)6.07.92 ft, Oct 10, 20180
Smith Creek (CR 366)17.029.75 ft, Sep 25, 19691
Sopchoppy River Entrance in Ochlockonee Bay (in MHHW)2.03.28 ft, Oct 17, 20240
Sopchoppy (FR 343)28.036.80 ft, Jun 26, 20123
US-98 (in NAVD88)4.55.52 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Rivers Edge Road (in MHHW)2.04.85 ft, Sep 27, 20240
St. Marks (in MHHW)2.08.01 ft, Oct 10, 20181
Newport on Old Magnolia Rd (in stage datum)8.013.88 ft, Aug 25, 20083
Tide Station at Shell Point Canal (In MHHW)3.28.28 ft, Oct 10, 20183
Tide Station at Spring Creek Boat Ramp (in MHHW)2.06.88 ft, Sep 27, 20241
Tide Station near Spring Creek Boat Ramp (In MHHW)2.08.76 ft, Oct 10, 20181

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ORSF1, 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.