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Peace River at SR 70 Arcadia

Highest listed crest 23.70 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft115 crests since 1912

The Peace River at SR 70 Arcadia crested at major flood stage 15 times among the 115 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1912 to 2024. The highest, 23.70 ft on October 1, 2022, was major flooding, 12.70 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Peace River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.70 ft
October 1, 2022; 50,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
15
10th of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest
October 14, 2024
14.50 ft, moderate flooding
Location
DeSoto County
Florida

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Peace River at SR 70 Arcadia
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.078Aug 3, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.022Oct 14, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.015Oct 1, 2022Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

115 crests from 1912 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Peace River at SR 70 Arcadia, 1912 to 2024 10152025ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Jan 1, 1912: 20.55 ft, major flooding; 43,000 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1931: 11.91 ft, minor flooding; 5,890 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1932: 12.22 ft, minor flooding; 6,200 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1933: 19.92 ft, major flooding; 36,200 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1934: 15.05 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1934: 12.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,410 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1935: 14.67 ft, moderate flooding; 9,780 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1936: 14.73 ft, moderate flooding; 9,890 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1936: 11.63 ft, minor flooding; 5,360 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1938: 15.01 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1939: 14.47 ft, moderate flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1939: 15.31 ft, moderate flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1939: 15.30 ft, moderate flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1939: 12.98 ft, minor flooding; 7,220 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1940: 12.23 ft, minor flooding; 6,280 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1942: 12.69 ft, minor flooding; 6,830 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1942: 13.19 ft, minor flooding; 7,520 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1943: 12.24 ft, minor flooding; 6,290 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1943: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 5,560 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1943: 12.85 ft, minor flooding; 7,040 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1943: 11.97 ft, minor flooding; 5,970 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1945: 14.23 ft, moderate flooding; 9,070 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1945: 14.70 ft, moderate flooding; 9,840 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1945: 12.94 ft, minor flooding; 7,170 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 1945: 11.71 ft, minor flooding; 5,690 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 1946: 11.75 ft, minor flooding; 5,730 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1947: 13.16 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1947: 12.45 ft, minor flooding; 6,710 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1947: 13.41 ft, minor flooding; 7,880 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1947: 18.68 ft, major flooding; 23,900 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1948: 11.71 ft, minor flooding; 5,860 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1948: 17.31 ft, major flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1949: 18.74 ft, major flooding; 26,500 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1949: 15.16 ft, moderate flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1951: 13.93 ft, minor flooding; 8,620 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 1952: 13.55 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1953: 14.13 ft, moderate flooding; 8,920 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1953: 13.35 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 1953: 13.17 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1953: 13.89 ft, minor flooding; 8,570 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1954: 12.08 ft, minor flooding; 6,240 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1954: 12.21 ft, minor flooding; 6,390 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1957: 11.71 ft, minor flooding; 5,860 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1957: 12.28 ft, minor flooding; 6,460 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1958: 12.13 ft, minor flooding; 6,300 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1959: 14.39 ft, moderate flooding; 9,320 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1959: 13.16 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1959: 13.25 ft, minor flooding; 7,640 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1959: 13.45 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1960: 11.95 ft, minor flooding; 6,110 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1960: 17.95 ft, major flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1960: 18.05 ft, major flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1962: 15.07 ft, moderate flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1966: 12.27 ft, minor flooding; 6,880 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 1966: 11.26 ft, minor flooding; 5,730 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1968: 11.58 ft, minor flooding; 5,790 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1968: 12.66 ft, minor flooding; 7,030 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1970: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 5,770 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1971: 12.36 ft, minor flooding; 6,990 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1974: 15.92 ft, moderate flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1974: 11.24 ft, minor flooding; 4,900 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1978: 13.76 ft, minor flooding; 6,980 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1979: 13.78 ft, minor flooding; 6,820 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1982: 11.52 ft, minor flooding; 4,640 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1982: 17.79 ft, major flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1982: 11.85 ft, minor flooding; 5,070 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1982: 12.64 ft, minor flooding; 5,830 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1983: 12.32 ft, minor flooding; 5,610 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1987: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 4,700 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 1988: 16.00 ft, major flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1991: 11.29 ft, minor flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1992: 12.69 ft, minor flooding; 5,440 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1994: 15.23 ft, moderate flooding; 8,850 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1995: 14.30 ft, moderate flooding; 7,790 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 1995: 12.35 ft, minor flooding; 5,210 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 1997: 15.70 ft, moderate flooding; 9,890 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1997: 14.75 ft, moderate flooding; 7,990 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1997: 11.76 ft, minor flooding; 4,420 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1998: 13.69 ft, minor flooding; 6,460 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1998: 16.03 ft, major flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1998: 11.62 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 1998: 18.14 ft, major flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2001: 12.06 ft, minor floodingAug 9, 2001: 11.33 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 2001: 17.95 ft, major flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2002: 12.45 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 2003: 15.41 ft, moderate floodingAug 15, 2003: 11.60 ft, minor floodingAug 30, 2003: 12.26 ft, minor floodingSep 9, 2003: 12.55 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 2003: 11.14 ft, minor floodingOct 2, 2003: 11.06 ft, minor floodingAug 25, 2004: 13.19 ft, minor floodingSep 11, 2004: 17.21 ft, major floodingOct 15, 2011: 11.74 ft, minor flooding; 4,980 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2012: 11.00 ft, minor flooding; 3,880 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2013: 12.33 ft, minor floodingJul 24, 2013: 11.27 ft, minor floodingJul 30, 2013: 11.05 ft, minor floodingAug 18, 2015: 11.07 ft, minor floodingSep 3, 2015: 14.19 ft, moderate floodingSep 23, 2015: 11.03 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 2016: 11.38 ft, minor floodingAug 16, 2016: 11.16 ft, minor floodingSep 5, 2016: 12.69 ft, minor floodingJun 21, 2017: 11.25 ft, minor flooding; 4,072 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2017: 13.18 ft, minor flooding; 6,025 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 2017: 19.20 ft, major flooding; 23,183 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 2019: 11.05 ft, minor flooding; 3,919 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2019: 14.10 ft, moderate flooding; 7,411 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2020: 11.45 ft, minor flooding; 4,231 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 2020: 12.11 ft, minor flooding; 4,839 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 2022: 11.61 ft, minor floodingOct 1, 2022: 23.70 ft, major flooding; 50,800 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 2024: 14.50 ft, moderate flooding; 7,572 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.70 ft, Oct 1, 2022 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Peace River at SR 70 Arcadia 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 13 1940s: 20 20 1950s: 15 1960s: 8 1970s: 6 1980s: 7 1990s: 12 2000s: 12 2010s: 16 2020s: 5 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 115 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Peace River at SR 70 Arcadia
1Oct 1, 202223.70+12.70Major50,800
2Jan 1, 191220.55+9.55Major43,000
3Sep 9, 193319.92+8.92Major36,200
4Sep 15, 201719.20+8.20Major23,183
5Aug 31, 194918.74+7.74Major26,500
6Sep 22, 194718.68+7.68Major23,900
7Mar 23, 199818.14+7.14Major18,800
8Sep 15, 196018.05+7.05Major21,000
9Aug 3, 196017.95+6.95Major21,000
10Sep 16, 200117.95+6.95Major21,200
11Jun 23, 198217.79+6.79Major17,000
12Sep 28, 194817.31+6.31Major16,000
13Sep 11, 200417.21+6.21Major—
14Feb 21, 199816.03+5.03Major10,900
15Sep 12, 198816.00+5.00Major11,700
16Jul 8, 197415.92+4.92Moderate11,800
17Nov 18, 199715.70+4.70Moderate9,890
18Jun 26, 200315.41+4.41Moderate—
19Aug 19, 193915.31+4.31Moderate10,900
20Sep 1, 193915.30+4.30Moderate10,900
21Sep 21, 199415.23+4.23Moderate8,850
22Oct 4, 194915.16+4.16Moderate10,700
23Sep 24, 196215.07+4.07Moderate11,200
24Jun 23, 193415.05+4.05Moderate10,400
25Oct 21, 193815.01+4.01Moderate10,400
26Dec 18, 199714.75+3.75Moderate7,990
27Feb 19, 193614.73+3.73Moderate9,890
28Jul 24, 194514.70+3.70Moderate9,840
29Sep 9, 193514.67+3.67Moderate9,780
30Oct 14, 202414.50+3.50Moderate7,572
31Jun 19, 193914.47+3.47Moderate14,100
32Mar 25, 195914.39+3.39Moderate9,320
33Sep 4, 199514.30+3.30Moderate7,790
34Jun 29, 194514.23+3.23Moderate9,070
35Sep 3, 201514.19+3.19Moderate—
36Sep 3, 195314.13+3.13Moderate8,920
37Aug 19, 201914.10+3.10Moderate7,411
38Oct 3, 195113.93+2.93Minor8,620
39Nov 30, 195313.89+2.89Minor8,570
40Oct 3, 197913.78+2.78Minor6,820
41Aug 5, 197813.76+2.76Minor6,980
42Jan 28, 199813.69+2.69Minor6,460
43Oct 25, 195213.55+2.55Minor12,100
44Sep 21, 195913.45+2.45Minor11,900
45Sep 7, 194713.41+2.41Minor7,880
46Oct 1, 195313.35+2.35Minor11,700
47Jul 21, 195913.25+2.25Minor7,640
48Jun 15, 194213.19+2.19Minor7,520
49Aug 25, 200413.19+2.19Minor—
50Aug 29, 201713.18+2.18Minor6,025

The worst floods along the Peace River

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

October 1, 2022: 23.70 ft here, major flooding

  • Fort MeadeFL · Sep 29, 2022 · 81.00 ft · Major · its highest
  • Zolfo SpringsFL · Sep 29, 2022 · 27.24 ft · Major · its highest
  • SR 60 BartowFL · Oct 2, 2022 · 10.80 ft · Major

September 9, 1933: 19.92 ft here, major flooding

September 15, 2017: 19.20 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Peace River

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

Flood gauges on the Peace River
SR 60 BartowFL8.011.13 ft, Sep 12, 20043
Fort MeadeFL78.081.00 ft, Sep 29, 20223
Zolfo SpringsFL16.027.24 ft, Sep 29, 20228
SR 70 Arcadia this gaugeFL11.023.70 ft, Oct 1, 202215

Other gauges in DeSoto County

Flood gauges in DeSoto County
Arcadia at SR 7212.021.24 ft, Sep 29, 202212

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ARCF1, 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.