The Ocklawaha River at Eureka crested at major flood stage 9 times among the 216 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1930 to 2024. The highest, 25.49 ft on September 13, 2017, was major flooding, 3.49 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Ocklawaha River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
Flood categories, Ocklawaha River at Eureka
Action stage
20.5
149
Jan 28, 2015
The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)
22.0
35
Sep 12, 2024
Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage
23.0
9
Mar 11, 2003
Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage
24.0
9
Oct 11, 2024
Extensive inundation of structures and roads
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Every listed crest
216 crests from 1930 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.
Crests at or above flood stage, by decade
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.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
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Highest crests
The 50 highest of 216 listed crests.
Highest listed crests, Ocklawaha River at Eureka
1
Sep 13, 2017
25.49
+3.49
Major
—
2
Apr 11, 1982
25.41
+3.41
Major
6,180
3
Oct 11, 2024
25.37
+3.37
Major
4,220
4
Sep 7, 1933
25.17
+3.17
Major
6,260
5
Sep 9, 2004
24.53
+2.53
Major
5,100
6
Feb 18, 1998
24.36
+2.36
Major
4,730
7
Jun 17, 1934
24.35
+2.35
Major
5,260
8
Sep 8, 1950
24.34
+2.34
Major
5,370
9
Sep 29, 2004
24.06
+2.06
Major
4,510
10
Jun 20, 1982
23.79
+1.79
Moderate
4,420
11
Jun 25, 1982
23.78
+1.78
Moderate
4,420
12
Feb 24, 1998
23.68
+1.68
Moderate
4,070
13
Mar 21, 1998
23.61
+1.61
Moderate
4,130
14
Apr 1, 1987
23.51
+1.51
Moderate
4,180
15
Sep 10, 1988
23.39
+1.39
Moderate
3,680
16
Oct 21, 1944
23.08
+1.08
Moderate
3,950
17
Dec 28, 1997
23.02
+1.02
Moderate
3,640
18
Mar 11, 2003
23.02
+1.02
Moderate
3,580
19
Jul 2, 2005
22.87
+0.87
Minor
3,430
20
Jul 9, 2021
22.79
+0.79
Minor
2,900
21
Sep 18, 1945
22.72
+0.72
Minor
3,520
22
Mar 7, 2003
22.68
+0.68
Minor
3,250
23
Mar 10, 1998
22.61
+0.61
Minor
3,110
24
Mar 12, 1988
22.57
+0.57
Minor
3,330
25
Oct 21, 1950
22.47
+0.47
Minor
3,350
26
Sep 24, 2021
22.44
+0.44
Minor
2,760
27
Aug 5, 2018
22.41
+0.41
Minor
2,680
28
Jul 27, 2018
22.37
+0.37
Minor
2,570
29
Aug 30, 1949
22.36
+0.36
Minor
3,230
30
Aug 6, 2003
22.36
+0.36
Minor
2,950
31
Oct 16, 1995
22.34
+0.34
Minor
3,010
32
Jun 17, 2005
22.34
+0.34
Minor
2,920
33
Mar 31, 1930
22.30
+0.30
Minor
3,400
34
Aug 8, 2024
22.27
+0.27
Minor
2,580
35
Sep 12, 2024
22.24
+0.24
Minor
2,440
36
Jul 15, 2005
22.19
+0.19
Minor
2,790
37
Apr 7, 1931
22.18
+0.18
Minor
3,030
38
Feb 21, 1983
22.18
+0.18
Minor
3,010
39
Jul 4, 2018
22.17
+0.17
Minor
2,490
40
Dec 24, 2018
22.17
+0.17
Minor
2,510
41
Mar 16, 2010
22.16
+0.16
Minor
3,030
42
Sep 25, 1947
22.14
+0.14
Minor
2,940
43
Aug 25, 2008
22.14
+0.14
Minor
2,520
44
Sep 4, 1995
22.13
+0.13
Minor
2,810
45
Mar 26, 1930
22.12
+0.12
Minor
3,150
46
Jun 2, 2018
22.12
+0.12
Minor
2,470
47
Jul 10, 2018
22.11
+0.11
Minor
2,470
48
Apr 6, 1984
22.08
+0.08
Minor
2,950
49
Sep 13, 1982
22.07
+0.07
Minor
2,860
50
Jan 10, 1998
22.06
+0.06
Minor
2,690
05
The worst floods along the Ocklawaha River
For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Ocklawaha River that crested above flood stage within a week.
September 13, 2017: 25.49 ft here, major flooding
OcalaFL · Sep 11, 2017 · 41.31 ft · Major · its highest
ConnerFL · Sep 11, 2017 · 40.07 ft · Major · its highest
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EURF1, 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.