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Ocklawaha River near Ocala

Highest listed crest 41.31 ftFlood stage 39.0 ft146 crests since 1930

The Ocklawaha River near Ocala crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 146 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1930 to 2024. The highest, 41.31 ft on September 11, 2017, was major flooding, 2.31 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 gauge

Highest listed crest
41.31 ft
September 11, 2017; 1,470 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
39.0 ft
Major flooding from 41.0 ft
Crests at major
3
63rd of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest
October 10, 2024
40.44 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Marion County
Near Ocala (9.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Ocklawaha River near Ocala
Action stage37.559Jan 25, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)39.069Sep 30, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage40.011Oct 10, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage41.03Sep 11, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

146 crests from 1930 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Ocklawaha River near Ocala, 1930 to 2024 373839404142ft Flood stage 39.0 ftMajor 41.0 ft Mar 24, 1930: 39.43 ft, minor flooding; 1,000 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1930: 39.68 ft, minor flooding; 1,110 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1930: 38.90 ft, action stage; 745 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1930: 38.65 ft, action stage; 590 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1930: 39.05 ft, minor flooding; 825 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1930: 38.59 ft, action stage; 590 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1930: 38.79 ft, action stage; 665 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1931: 38.82 ft, action stage; 705 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1931: 38.81 ft, action stage; 705 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1931: 39.05 ft, minor flooding; 865 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1931: 39.57 ft, minor flooding; 1,160 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1931: 39.48 ft, minor flooding; 1,060 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1931: 39.13 ft, minor flooding; 825 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1933: 41.09 ft, major flooding; 1,030 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1934: 40.71 ft, moderate flooding; 1,810 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 1934: 39.34 ft, minor flooding; 970 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1934: 39.30 ft, minor flooding; 970 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1934: 39.41 ft, minor flooding; 1,030 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 1934: 39.42 ft, minor flooding; 1,090 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1935: 39.03 ft, minor flooding; 862 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1935: 38.89 ft, action stage; 770 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1936: 38.94 ft, action stage; 814 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1936: 38.85 ft, action stage; 814 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1936: 38.87 ft, action stage; 862 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1936: 38.69 ft, action stage; 659 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1937: 40.15 ft, moderate flooding; 1,720 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1937: 38.87 ft, action stage; 790 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1937: 39.02 ft, minor flooding; 854 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1937: 38.94 ft, action stage; 790 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1938: 38.61 ft, action stage; 736 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1938: 38.64 ft, action stage; 720 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1939: 38.95 ft, action stage; 790 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1939: 38.88 ft, action stage; 906 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1942: 39.12 ft, minor flooding; 905 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1942: 38.63 ft, action stage; 728 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1942: 38.67 ft, action stage; 743 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1942: 39.03 ft, minor flooding; 871 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1942: 39.03 ft, minor flooding; 874 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1942: 38.82 ft, action stage; 782 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1943: 38.57 ft, action stage; 723 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1944: 39.83 ft, minor flooding; 1,340 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1945: 38.73 ft, action stage; 831 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 1945: 38.76 ft, action stage; 853 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1945: 39.04 ft, minor flooding; 963 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1945: 38.96 ft, action stage; 941 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1945: 39.60 ft, minor flooding; 1,220 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1945: 38.74 ft, action stage; 831 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1946: 38.64 ft, action stage; 787 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1946: 38.57 ft, action stage; 765 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1946: 39.56 ft, minor flooding; 1,200 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1946: 38.67 ft, action stage; 809 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1946: 38.64 ft, action stage; 787 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1947: 38.71 ft, action stage; 854 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1947: 39.49 ft, minor flooding; 1,160 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 1947: 38.65 ft, action stage; 778 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1948: 38.98 ft, action stage; 918 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1948: 38.79 ft, action stage; 823 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 1948: 38.76 ft, action stage; 964 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1948: 38.78 ft, action stage; 964 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1948: 38.87 ft, action stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1948: 39.13 ft, minor flooding; 933 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1949: 39.72 ft, minor flooding; 1,220 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1949: 39.04 ft, minor flooding; 890 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1949: 39.27 ft, minor flooding; 1,000 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1949: 39.35 ft, minor flooding; 1,050 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 1949: 38.87 ft, action stage; 827 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1949: 38.96 ft, action stage; 868 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1949: 38.61 ft, action stage; 731 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1950: 40.43 ft, moderate flooding; 1,590 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1950: 39.72 ft, minor flooding; 1,220 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1952: 39.20 ft, minor flooding; 968 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1952: 38.68 ft, action stage; 753 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1952: 38.67 ft, action stage; 749 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1953: 38.94 ft, action stage; 881 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1953: 39.72 ft, minor flooding; 1,220 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1953: 38.97 ft, action stage; 893 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1953: 39.19 ft, minor flooding; 1,010 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 1953: 38.81 ft, action stage; 836 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1953: 38.91 ft, action stage; 879 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1953: 39.17 ft, minor flooding; 999 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1953: 39.07 ft, minor flooding; 951 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1953: 40.12 ft, moderate flooding; 1,470 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1953: 39.57 ft, minor flooding; 1,200 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1954: 39.47 ft, minor flooding; 1,150 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1954: 39.37 ft, minor flooding; 1,100 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1954: 39.05 ft, minor flooding; 942 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1954: 38.86 ft, action stage; 857 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1958: 38.57 ft, action stage; 976 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1958: 39.06 ft, minor flooding; 1,160 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1958: 39.24 ft, minor flooding; 1,220 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1958: 39.53 ft, minor flooding; 1,360 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1958: 39.32 ft, minor flooding; 1,240 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1958: 39.33 ft, minor flooding; 1,240 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1959: 39.95 ft, minor flooding; 1,560 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1959: 40.28 ft, moderate flooding; 1,740 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1959: 39.78 ft, minor flooding; 1,460 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1959: 39.57 ft, minor flooding; 1,350 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1959: 39.37 ft, minor flooding; 1,240 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1959: 39.45 ft, minor flooding; 1,280 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1959: 39.47 ft, minor flooding; 1,290 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1959: 39.48 ft, minor flooding; 1,300 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1959: 39.44 ft, minor flooding; 1,280 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1959: 39.61 ft, minor flooding; 1,370 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1959: 39.77 ft, minor flooding; 1,460 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1959: 39.56 ft, minor flooding; 1,340 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1959: 39.71 ft, minor flooding; 1,420 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 1959: 39.67 ft, minor flooding; 1,400 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1959: 39.00 ft, minor flooding; 1,040 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1960: 39.47 ft, minor flooding; 1,290 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1960: 41.25 ft, major flooding; 2,270 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1960: 40.14 ft, moderate flooding; 1,730 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1960: 39.93 ft, minor flooding; 1,630 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1960: 39.92 ft, minor flooding; 1,670 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1960: 40.47 ft, moderate flooding; 2,000 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1960: 40.89 ft, moderate flooding; 2,070 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 1960: 40.57 ft, moderate flooding; 2,040 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1961: 39.77 ft, minor flooding; 1,430 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1961: 39.81 ft, minor flooding; 1,450 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1964: 39.16 ft, minor flooding; 1,130 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1964: 38.74 ft, action stage; 748 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1964: 40.05 ft, moderate flooding; 1,360 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1965: 39.46 ft, minor flooding; 1,190 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1965: 38.86 ft, action stage; 876 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1966: 38.84 ft, action stage; 960 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1966: 38.84 ft, action stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1966: 38.57 ft, action stage; 866 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 1966: 38.81 ft, action stage; 965 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 1966: 39.14 ft, minor flooding; 1,130 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1966: 38.84 ft, action stage; 965 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1966: 38.91 ft, action stage; 992 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1966: 39.13 ft, minor flooding; 1,080 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1966: 39.30 ft, minor flooding; 1,170 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1966: 39.15 ft, minor flooding; 1,090 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2010: 37.27 ft, below flood stage; 530 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2010: 38.29 ft, action stage; 938 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 2010: 37.83 ft, action stage; 746 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2011: 37.59 ft, action stage; 444 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2012: 37.32 ft, below flood stage; 469 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2014: 39.92 ft, minor flooding; 1,670 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2014: 37.10 ft, below flood stage; 45 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2014: 37.04 ft, below flood stage; 41 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2015: 38.01 ft, action stage; 553 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2017: 41.31 ft, major flooding; 1,470 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 2017: 39.10 ft, minor flooding; 1,950 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2022: 39.17 ft, minor flooding; 1,500 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 2024: 40.44 ft, moderate flooding; 3,010 cubic feet per second Highest, 41.31 ft, Sep 11, 2017 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Ocklawaha River near Ocala 1930s: 16 1940s: 13 1950s: 32 32 1960s: 17 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 2020s: 2 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 146 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Ocklawaha River near Ocala
1Sep 11, 201741.31+2.31Major1,470
2Mar 18, 196041.25+2.25Major2,270
3Sep 6, 193341.09+2.09Major1,030
4Sep 13, 196040.89+1.89Moderate2,070
5Jun 15, 193440.71+1.71Moderate1,810
6Oct 8, 196040.57+1.57Moderate2,040
7Jul 30, 196040.47+1.47Moderate2,000
8Oct 10, 202440.44+1.44Moderate3,010
9Sep 6, 195040.43+1.43Moderate1,590
10Mar 21, 195940.28+1.28Moderate1,740
11Aug 31, 193740.15+1.15Moderate1,720
12Apr 5, 196040.14+1.14Moderate1,730
13Dec 24, 195340.12+1.12Moderate1,470
14Sep 11, 196440.05+1.05Moderate1,360
15Mar 17, 195939.95+0.95Minor1,560
16Apr 28, 196039.93+0.93Minor1,630
17Jun 23, 196039.92+0.92Minor1,670
18Jun 23, 201439.92+0.92Minor1,670
19Oct 19, 194439.83+0.83Minor1,340
20Feb 8, 196139.81+0.81Minor1,450
21Apr 3, 195939.78+0.78Minor1,460
22Sep 16, 195939.77+0.77Minor1,460
23Jan 30, 196139.77+0.77Minor1,430
24Aug 28, 194939.72+0.72Minor1,220
25Oct 19, 195039.72+0.72Minor1,220
26Aug 28, 195339.72+0.72Minor1,220
27Oct 23, 195939.71+0.71Minor1,420
28Mar 29, 193039.68+0.68Minor1,110
29Nov 1, 195939.67+0.67Minor1,400
30Aug 16, 195939.61+0.61Minor1,370
31Sep 17, 194539.60+0.60Minor1,220
32Apr 5, 193139.57+0.57Minor1,160
33Dec 29, 195339.57+0.57Minor1,200
34Apr 23, 195939.57+0.57Minor1,350
35Feb 28, 194639.56+0.56Minor1,200
36Oct 9, 195939.56+0.56Minor1,340
37Apr 24, 195839.53+0.53Minor1,360
38Sep 24, 194739.49+0.49Minor1,160
39Apr 18, 193139.48+0.48Minor1,060
40Jul 12, 195939.48+0.48Minor1,300
41Jan 12, 195439.47+0.47Minor1,150
42Jul 5, 195939.47+0.47Minor1,290
43Feb 27, 196039.47+0.47Minor1,290
44Aug 10, 196539.46+0.46Minor1,190
45Jun 19, 195939.45+0.45Minor1,280
46Aug 2, 195939.44+0.44Minor1,280
47Mar 24, 193039.43+0.43Minor1,000
48Oct 8, 193439.42+0.42Minor1,090
49Oct 2, 193439.41+0.41Minor1,030
50Jan 26, 195439.37+0.37Minor1,100

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 11, 2017: 41.31 ft here, major flooding

  • ConnerFL · Sep 11, 2017 · 40.07 ft · Major · its highest
  • EurekaFL · Sep 13, 2017 · 25.49 ft · Major · its highest
  • Kirkpatrick Dam (in NAVD88)FL · Sep 13, 2017 · 9.70 ft · Major · its highest

September 6, 1933: 41.09 ft here, major flooding

  • ConnerFL · Sep 6, 1933 · 40.02 ft · Major
  • EurekaFL · Sep 7, 1933 · 25.17 ft · Major

June 15, 1934: 40.71 ft here, moderate flooding

  • EurekaFL · Jun 17, 1934 · 24.35 ft · Major
  • ConnerFL · Jun 15, 1934 · 39.38 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Ocklawaha River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Ocklawaha River
Moss Bluff DamFL44.046.85 ft, Oct 10, 20241
Ocala this gaugeFL39.041.31 ft, Sep 11, 20173
ConnerFL38.040.07 ft, Sep 11, 20172
EurekaFL22.025.49 ft, Sep 13, 20179
Kirkpatrick Dam (in NAVD88)FL5.09.70 ft, Sep 13, 201716

Other gauges in Marion County

Flood gauges in Marion County
Eureka22.025.49 ft, Sep 13, 20179
Moss Bluff Dam44.046.85 ft, Oct 10, 20241
Conner38.040.07 ft, Sep 11, 20172
Orange Springs25.529.32 ft, Oct 20, 19415
Dunnellon (in NAVD88)30.030.43 ft, Nov 1, 20240
Dunnellon (in NAVD88)29.029.57 ft, Nov 2, 20240
US 41 Dunnellon (in NAVD88)28.232.20 ft, Apr 1, 19603

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OKRF1, 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.