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Rainbow River near Dunnellon (in NAVD88)

Highest listed crest 29.57 ftFlood stage 29.0 ft3 crests since 2015

The Rainbow River near Dunnellon (in NAVD88) crested above flood stage 2 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2024. The highest, 29.57 ft on November 2, 2024, was minor flooding, 0.57 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Rainbow River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.57 ft
November 2, 2024; 747 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
29.0 ft
Major flooding from 31.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
November 2, 2024
29.57 ft, minor flooding
Location
Marion County
Florida

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Rainbow River near Dunnellon (in NAVD88)
Action stage28.01Sep 20, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)29.02Nov 2, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage30.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage31.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2015 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Rainbow River near Dunnellon (in NAVD88), 2015 to 2024 28293031ft Flood stage 29.0 ftMajor 31.0 ft Sep 20, 2015: 28.45 ft, action stageOct 8, 2017: 29.00 ft, minor floodingNov 2, 2024: 29.57 ft, minor flooding; 747 cubic feet per second Highest, 29.57 ft, Nov 2, 2024 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Rainbow River near Dunnellon (in NAVD88) 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 1 2010s2020s
  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, Rainbow River near Dunnellon (in NAVD88)
1Nov 2, 202429.57+0.57Minor747
2Oct 8, 201729.000.00Minor—
3Sep 20, 201528.45−0.55Action—

The worst floods along the Rainbow River

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

November 2, 2024: 29.57 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Rainbow River

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

Flood gauges on the Rainbow River
Dunnellon (in NAVD88)FL30.030.43 ft, Nov 1, 20240
Dunnellon (in NAVD88) this gaugeFL29.029.57 ft, Nov 2, 20240

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
Ocala39.041.31 ft, Sep 11, 20173
Orange Springs25.529.32 ft, Oct 20, 19415
Dunnellon (in NAVD88)30.030.43 ft, Nov 1, 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 RNBF1, 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.