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Peace River at Zolfo Springs

Highest listed crest 27.24 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft71 crests since 1933

The Peace River at Zolfo Springs crested at major flood stage 8 times among the 71 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1933 to 2024. The highest, 27.24 ft on September 29, 2022, was major flooding, 11.24 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
27.24 ft
September 29, 2022; 22,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
8
23rd of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest
October 12, 2024
18.73 ft, minor flooding
Location
Hardee 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 Zolfo Springs
Action stage14.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.051Oct 12, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.012Sep 29, 2004Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.08Sep 29, 2022Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

71 crests from 1933 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Peace River at Zolfo Springs, 1933 to 2024 16182022242628ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Sep 6, 1933: 25.05 ft, major flooding; 26,300 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1934: 20.50 ft, moderate flooding; 9,850 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1935: 18.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1936: 16.82 ft, minor flooding; 4,700 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1938: 20.20 ft, moderate flooding; 9,200 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1939: 20.52 ft, moderate flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1939: 18.97 ft, minor flooding; 7,310 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1939: 17.82 ft, minor flooding; 5,940 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1945: 21.64 ft, moderate flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1945: 18.86 ft, minor flooding; 7,140 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 1945: 16.79 ft, minor flooding; 4,950 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1947: 18.03 ft, minor flooding; 6,150 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1947: 24.15 ft, major flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1948: 21.55 ft, moderate flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1948: 20.17 ft, moderate flooding; 8,990 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1949: 23.11 ft, major flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1949: 19.30 ft, minor flooding; 8,070 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 1952: 19.67 ft, minor flooding; 8,460 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 1953: 20.39 ft, moderate flooding; 9,300 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1953: 17.78 ft, minor flooding; 5,780 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1953: 18.67 ft, minor flooding; 6,810 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1953: 18.11 ft, minor flooding; 6,140 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1953: 17.29 ft, minor flooding; 5,270 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1957: 17.12 ft, minor flooding; 5,470 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1958: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 5,040 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1959: 19.42 ft, minor flooding; 7,270 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1959: 20.59 ft, moderate flooding; 9,020 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1959: 17.95 ft, minor flooding; 5,600 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1959: 17.13 ft, minor flooding; 4,890 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1959: 20.89 ft, moderate flooding; 9,540 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1960: 17.47 ft, minor flooding; 5,170 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1960: 22.21 ft, major flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 1960: 23.61 ft, major flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1962: 18.06 ft, minor flooding; 6,270 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 1965: 16.09 ft, minor flooding; 4,630 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1968: 16.34 ft, minor flooding; 4,420 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1972: 16.34 ft, minor flooding; 4,420 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1974: 17.09 ft, minor flooding; 4,870 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 1975: 16.03 ft, minor flooding; 3,950 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1979: 17.16 ft, minor flooding; 4,940 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1982: 19.38 ft, minor flooding; 6,370 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1982: 16.84 ft, minor flooding; 4,410 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1988: 19.54 ft, minor flooding; 6,490 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1994: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 4,810 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1994: 16.35 ft, minor flooding; 3,940 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1994: 17.23 ft, minor flooding; 4,840 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1995: 17.54 ft, minor flooding; 5,140 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1997: 18.37 ft, minor flooding; 5,790 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1997: 16.84 ft, minor flooding; 4,360 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1998: 16.33 ft, minor flooding; 5,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1998: 18.71 ft, minor flooding; 4,710 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1998: 21.33 ft, moderate flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 2001: 20.53 ft, moderate floodingJul 4, 2002: 16.24 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 2003: 17.71 ft, minor floodingAug 27, 2003: 16.04 ft, minor floodingAug 20, 2004: 17.46 ft, minor floodingSep 2, 2004: 16.99 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 2004: 22.42 ft, major floodingSep 29, 2004: 21.19 ft, moderate floodingOct 11, 2011: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 3,520 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2015: 17.60 ft, minor floodingAug 31, 2015: 17.53 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 2015: 17.60 ft, minor floodingSep 6, 2016: 16.10 ft, minor floodingSep 13, 2017: 23.85 ft, major flooding; 11,233 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2018: 16.28 ft, minor flooding; 2,806 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 2019: 19.61 ft, minor flooding; 6,044 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2022: 17.60 ft, minor floodingSep 29, 2022: 27.24 ft, major flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2024: 18.73 ft, minor flooding; 4,134 cubic feet per second Highest, 27.24 ft, Sep 29, 2022 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Peace River at Zolfo Springs 1930s: 8 1940s: 9 1950s: 13 13 1960s: 6 1970s: 4 1980s: 3 1990s: 9 2000s: 8 2010s: 8 2020s: 3 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 71 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Peace River at Zolfo Springs
1Sep 29, 202227.24+11.24Major22,800
2Sep 6, 193325.05+9.05Major26,300
3Sep 20, 194724.15+8.15Major21,000
4Sep 13, 201723.85+7.85Major11,233
5Sep 12, 196023.61+7.61Major17,000
6Aug 29, 194923.11+7.11Major15,900
7Sep 8, 200422.42+6.42Major—
8Aug 1, 196022.21+6.21Major12,400
9Jun 25, 194521.64+5.64Moderate12,200
10Sep 24, 194821.55+5.55Moderate11,500
11Mar 21, 199821.33+5.33Moderate11,900
12Sep 29, 200421.19+5.19Moderate—
13Sep 18, 195920.89+4.89Moderate9,540
14Jun 20, 195920.59+4.59Moderate9,020
15Sep 16, 200120.53+4.53Moderate—
16Jun 17, 193920.52+4.52Moderate10,200
17Jun 22, 193420.50+4.50Moderate9,850
18Aug 30, 195320.39+4.39Moderate9,300
19Oct 17, 193820.20+4.20Moderate9,200
20Sep 30, 194820.17+4.17Moderate8,990
21Oct 22, 195219.67+3.67Minor8,460
22Aug 17, 201919.61+3.61Minor6,044
23Sep 9, 198819.54+3.54Minor6,490
24Mar 22, 195919.42+3.42Minor7,270
25Jun 20, 198219.38+3.38Minor6,370
26Oct 1, 194919.30+3.30Minor8,070
27Aug 17, 193918.97+2.97Minor7,310
28Jul 27, 194518.86+2.86Minor7,140
29Oct 12, 202418.73+2.73Minor4,134
30Feb 20, 199818.71+2.71Minor4,710
31Sep 29, 195318.67+2.67Minor6,810
32Nov 14, 199718.37+2.37Minor5,790
33Sep 7, 193518.20+2.20Minor6,500
34Oct 11, 195318.11+2.11Minor6,140
35Sep 23, 196218.06+2.06Minor6,270
36Jun 17, 194718.03+2.03Minor6,150
37Jul 17, 195917.95+1.95Minor5,600
38Aug 28, 193917.82+1.82Minor5,940
39Sep 21, 195317.78+1.78Minor5,780
40Jun 25, 200317.71+1.71Minor—
41Oct 11, 201117.60+1.60Minor3,520
42Aug 21, 201517.60+1.60Minor—
43Sep 8, 201517.60+1.60Minor—
44Sep 23, 202217.60+1.60Minor—
45Aug 27, 199517.54+1.54Minor5,140
46Aug 31, 201517.53+1.53Minor—
47Mar 21, 196017.47+1.47Minor5,170
48Aug 20, 200417.46+1.46Minor—
49Nov 27, 195317.29+1.29Minor5,270
50Sep 27, 199417.23+1.23Minor4,840

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.

September 29, 2022: 27.24 ft here, major flooding

  • Fort MeadeFL · Sep 29, 2022 · 81.00 ft · Major · its highest
  • SR 70 ArcadiaFL · Oct 1, 2022 · 23.70 ft · Major · its highest
  • SR 60 BartowFL · Oct 2, 2022 · 10.80 ft · Major

September 6, 1933: 25.05 ft here, major flooding

September 20, 1947: 24.15 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 Springs this gaugeFL16.027.24 ft, Sep 29, 20228
SR 70 ArcadiaFL11.023.70 ft, Oct 1, 202215

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ZFSF1, 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.