Sandy Creek at Sandy Creek Boat Ramp (in NAVD88)

Highest listed crest 5.01 ftFlood stage 4.0 ft1 crests since 2024

The Sandy Creek at Sandy Creek Boat Ramp (in NAVD88) crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2024 to 2024. The highest, 5.01 ft on September 27, 2024, was minor flooding, 1.01 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
5.01 ft
September 27, 2024
Flood stage
4.0 ft
Major flooding from 7.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
5.01 ft, minor flooding
Location
Bay County
Near Callaway (7.9 mi), Panama City (11.0 mi)
Identifiers
NWS SYCF1
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sandy Creek at Sandy Creek Boat Ramp (in NAVD88)
Action stage3.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.01Sep 27, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage5.50—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage7.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the Sandy Creek at Sandy Creek Boat Ramp (in NAVD88), 2024 to 2024 4567ft Flood stage 4.0 ftMajor 7.0 ft Sep 27, 2024: 5.01 ft, minor flooding Highest, 5.01 ft, Sep 27, 2024 20252030
  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, Sandy Creek at Sandy Creek Boat Ramp (in NAVD88)
1Sep 27, 20245.01+1.01Minor—

Other gauges in Bay County

Flood gauges in Bay County
US 23123.029.54 ft, Sep 16, 20201
Deer Point Lake at Deer Point Dam (in NAVD88)6.58.48 ft, Sep 16, 20200
East Bay at Callaway Bayou (in MHHW)2.03.10 ft, Sep 27, 20240
State Road 2021.026.17 ft, Oct 12, 20180
Bennett10.615.61 ft, Sep 1, 19260
Tide Station at Panama City Beach Pier (in MHHW)2.26.63 ft, Oct 4, 19951
Tide Station at Panama City Marina (in MHHW)2.05.72 ft, Oct 4, 19952
Tide Station at St Andrews State Park Pier (in MHHW)2.53.05 ft, Sep 27, 20240

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SYCF1, 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.