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Santa Fe River at Worthington Springs (in NAVD88)

Highest listed crest 71.17 ftFlood stage 59.0 ft190 crests since 1932

The Santa Fe River at Worthington Springs (in NAVD88) crested at major flood stage 10 times among the 190 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1932 to 2024. The highest, 71.17 ft on September 12, 2017, was major flooding, 12.17 feet above flood stage. 8 other gauges on the Santa Fe River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 5 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
71.17 ft
September 12, 2017; 23,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
59.0 ft
Major flooding from 66.0 ft
Crests at major
10
14th of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest
August 7, 2024
65.41 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Alachua County
Near Alachua (10.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Santa Fe River at Worthington Springs (in NAVD88)
Action stage56.026Dec 12, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)59.0146Dec 20, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage64.07Aug 7, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage66.010Sep 12, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

190 crests from 1932 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Santa Fe River at Worthington Springs (in NAVD88), 1932 to 2024 505560657075ft Flood stage 59.0 ftMajor 66.0 ft Sep 17, 1932: 58.37 ft, action stageApr 12, 1933: 60.18 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 1933: 60.11 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 1934: 66.74 ft, major floodingAug 16, 1934: 59.26 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 1935: 64.28 ft, moderate floodingApr 5, 1936: 58.81 ft, action stageFeb 24, 1937: 61.26 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 1937: 59.68 ft, minor floodingSep 1, 1937: 63.27 ft, minor floodingOct 4, 1937: 62.56 ft, minor floodingOct 26, 1938: 62.98 ft, minor floodingFeb 22, 1940: 58.53 ft, action stageJul 29, 1941: 58.95 ft, action stageOct 22, 1941: 66.52 ft, major floodingJan 6, 1942: 60.72 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 1942: 60.47 ft, minor floodingAug 18, 1943: 58.96 ft, action stageApr 5, 1944: 60.17 ft, minor floodingAug 9, 1944: 60.27 ft, minor floodingOct 21, 1944: 66.85 ft, major floodingAug 22, 1945: 60.80 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 1945: 60.17 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 1946: 58.96 ft, action stageJun 7, 1946: 60.39 ft, minor floodingJul 3, 1946: 59.90 ft, minor floodingAug 2, 1946: 61.01 ft, minor floodingSep 10, 1946: 59.22 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 1946: 61.31 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 1947: 60.45 ft, minor floodingSep 26, 1947: 66.49 ft, major floodingOct 19, 1947: 61.95 ft, minor floodingNov 14, 1947: 60.77 ft, minor floodingJan 27, 1948: 59.58 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 1948: 66.51 ft, major floodingApr 4, 1948: 63.08 ft, minor floodingAug 7, 1948: 60.12 ft, minor floodingOct 5, 1948: 62.76 ft, minor floodingFeb 10, 1949: 60.51 ft, minor floodingSep 3, 1949: 63.16 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 1950: 65.94 ft, moderate floodingOct 22, 1950: 63.83 ft, minor floodingFeb 20, 1952: 57.81 ft, action stage; 1,450 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1953: 59.30 ft, minor floodingAug 29, 1953: 62.35 ft, minor floodingOct 4, 1953: 59.63 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 1953: 61.99 ft, minor floodingOct 20, 1956: 60.25 ft, minor floodingJun 11, 1957: 62.09 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 1958: 59.00 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 1959: 59.84 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 1959: 64.16 ft, moderate floodingMay 24, 1959: 63.86 ft, minor floodingSep 22, 1959: 59.52 ft, minor floodingOct 17, 1959: 60.61 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 1960: 63.64 ft, minor floodingAug 8, 1960: 59.47 ft, minor floodingSep 15, 1960: 60.24 ft, minor floodingOct 1, 1960: 60.24 ft, minor floodingJul 25, 1961: 59.83 ft, minor floodingSep 1, 1961: 61.27 ft, minor floodingAug 24, 1963: 58.74 ft, action stageJan 15, 1964: 59.88 ft, minor floodingSep 13, 1964: 70.31 ft, major floodingDec 29, 1964: 60.86 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 1965: 60.83 ft, minor floodingSep 4, 1965: 60.02 ft, minor floodingOct 2, 1965: 60.12 ft, minor floodingMar 2, 1966: 62.85 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 1966: 60.85 ft, minor floodingAug 11, 1966: 59.32 ft, minor floodingSep 30, 1966: 59.31 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 1967: 62.13 ft, minor floodingSep 1, 1968: 66.59 ft, major floodingFeb 19, 1969: 58.96 ft, action stageMar 21, 1969: 59.52 ft, minor floodingOct 6, 1969: 59.26 ft, minor floodingNov 4, 1969: 59.27 ft, minor floodingDec 13, 1969: 61.12 ft, minor floodingJan 9, 1970: 61.05 ft, minor floodingFeb 5, 1970: 65.04 ft, moderate floodingMar 31, 1970: 65.64 ft, moderate floodingAug 15, 1970: 59.96 ft, minor floodingAug 21, 1971: 60.13 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 1972: 59.74 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 1972: 61.68 ft, minor floodingAug 27, 1972: 61.46 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 1973: 59.17 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 1973: 63.07 ft, minor floodingAug 22, 1974: 60.19 ft, minor floodingSep 11, 1974: 59.95 ft, minor floodingSep 26, 1975: 60.13 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 1977: 58.99 ft, action stageJan 23, 1978: 59.18 ft, minor floodingFeb 21, 1978: 60.04 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 1978: 61.00 ft, minor floodingAug 4, 1978: 62.28 ft, minor floodingSep 17, 1979: 59.79 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 1980: 62.53 ft, minor floodingFeb 20, 1981: 58.30 ft, action stageApr 13, 1982: 61.01 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 1983: 60.77 ft, minor floodingJul 2, 1983: 58.97 ft, action stageJan 1, 1984: 61.80 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 1984: 60.41 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 1984: 61.80 ft, minor floodingSep 2, 1985: 63.39 ft, minor floodingNov 2, 1985: 59.42 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 1986: 60.90 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 1986: 59.02 ft, minor floodingJan 25, 1987: 59.85 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1987: 62.03 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 1987: 61.88 ft, minor floodingFeb 23, 1988: 61.47 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 1988: 60.48 ft, minor floodingSep 10, 1988: 63.73 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 1991: 60.61 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 1991: 62.41 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 1991: 60.21 ft, minor floodingOct 8, 1991: 59.20 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1992: 59.11 ft, minor floodingSep 12, 1992: 60.34 ft, minor floodingOct 5, 1992: 67.46 ft, major floodingFeb 2, 1994: 60.85 ft, minor floodingOct 14, 1994: 59.71 ft, minor floodingAug 29, 1995: 59.44 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 1996: 58.49 ft, action stageOct 11, 1996: 60.76 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 1997: 60.71 ft, minor floodingDec 17, 1997: 61.38 ft, minor floodingFeb 18, 1998: 65.60 ft, moderate floodingMar 21, 1998: 60.05 ft, minor floodingOct 3, 1998: 60.79 ft, minor floodingSep 19, 2001: 57.95 ft, action stageMar 11, 2003: 62.08 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 2003: 60.04 ft, minor floodingAug 25, 2003: 59.16 ft, minor floodingSep 10, 2004: 63.97 ft, minor floodingSep 29, 2004: 63.55 ft, minor floodingMar 28, 2005: 61.02 ft, minor floodingJul 6, 2005: 59.09 ft, minor floodingDec 20, 2005: 60.56 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 2006: 59.43 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 2007: 56.92 ft, action stage; 1,140 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2008: 58.10 ft, action stage; 1,660 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 2008: 62.79 ft, minor flooding; 6,140 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2009: 59.34 ft, minor flooding; 2,200 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2009: 57.94 ft, action stage; 1,330 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 2009: 58.42 ft, action stage; 1,850 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 59.73 ft, minor flooding; 2,490 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2010: 59.30 ft, minor flooding; 2,150 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2011: 54.29 ft, below flood stage; 378 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2012: 66.94 ft, major flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2012: 61.19 ft, minor flooding; 3,920 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2013: 60.91 ft, minor flooding; 4,000 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2013: 58.21 ft, action stageJul 26, 2013: 59.46 ft, minor flooding; 2,270 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 2013: 58.67 ft, action stageFeb 28, 2014: 59.19 ft, minor flooding; 2,070 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2014: 60.49 ft, minor flooding; 3,170 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2014: 58.94 ft, action stage; 1,890 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2015: 59.19 ft, minor flooding; 1,940 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2015: 59.43 ft, minor flooding; 2,140 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 2015: 59.69 ft, minor flooding; 2,380 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2017: 59.59 ft, minor flooding; 2,370 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 2017: 58.52 ft, action stage; 1,450 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 2017: 58.14 ft, action stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2017: 58.10 ft, action stage; 1,210 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2017: 71.17 ft, major flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 2017: 58.51 ft, action stage; 1,440 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 2017: 58.55 ft, action stage; 1,460 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2018: 59.61 ft, minor flooding; 2,120 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2018: 59.29 ft, minor flooding; 2,040 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2018: 60.29 ft, minor flooding; 2,900 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 2018: 62.09 ft, minor flooding; 5,090 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2018: 60.25 ft, minor flooding; 2,840 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2018: 59.22 ft, minor flooding; 1,960 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2019: 59.93 ft, minor flooding; 2,540 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2021: 59.24 ft, minor flooding; 2,010 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 2021: 60.24 ft, minor flooding; 2,850 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2021: 60.90 ft, minor flooding; 3,540 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2021: 63.99 ft, minor flooding; 8,350 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 2021: 59.77 ft, minor flooding; 2,430 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 2021: 59.80 ft, minor flooding; 2,450 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2022: 61.75 ft, minor flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2022: 60.99 ft, minor flooding; 3,600 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2022: 60.15 ft, minor flooding; 2,770 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2023: 60.51 ft, minor flooding; 3,430 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 2023: 61.20 ft, minor flooding; 4,280 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 2024: 65.41 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 71.17 ft, Sep 12, 2017 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Santa Fe River at Worthington Springs (in NAVD88) 1930s: 10 1940s: 24 24 1950s: 14 1960s: 22 1970s: 18 1980s: 16 1990s: 16 2000s: 11 2010s: 20 2020s: 12 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 190 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Santa Fe River at Worthington Springs (in NAVD88)
1Sep 12, 201771.17+12.17Major23,000
2Sep 13, 196470.31+11.31Major—
3Oct 5, 199267.46+8.46Major—
4Jun 28, 201266.94+7.94Major15,200
5Oct 21, 194466.85+7.85Major—
6Jun 17, 193466.74+7.74Major—
7Sep 1, 196866.59+7.59Major—
8Oct 22, 194166.52+7.52Major—
9Mar 12, 194866.51+7.51Major—
10Sep 26, 194766.49+7.49Major—
11Sep 8, 195065.94+6.94Moderate—
12Mar 31, 197065.64+6.64Moderate—
13Feb 18, 199865.60+6.60Moderate—
14Aug 7, 202465.41+6.41Moderate11,300
15Feb 5, 197065.04+6.04Moderate—
16Sep 8, 193564.28+5.28Moderate—
17Mar 21, 195964.16+5.16Moderate—
18Jul 9, 202163.99+4.99Minor8,350
19Sep 10, 200463.97+4.97Minor—
20May 24, 195963.86+4.86Minor—
21Oct 22, 195063.83+4.83Minor—
22Sep 10, 198863.73+4.73Minor—
23Mar 20, 196063.64+4.64Minor—
24Sep 29, 200463.55+4.55Minor—
25Sep 2, 198563.39+4.39Minor—
26Sep 1, 193763.27+4.27Minor—
27Sep 3, 194963.16+4.16Minor—
28Apr 4, 194863.08+4.08Minor—
29Apr 6, 197363.07+4.07Minor—
30Oct 26, 193862.98+3.98Minor—
31Mar 2, 196662.85+3.85Minor—
32Aug 25, 200862.79+3.79Minor6,140
33Oct 5, 194862.76+3.76Minor—
34Oct 4, 193762.56+3.56Minor—
35Mar 13, 198062.53+3.53Minor—
36Apr 25, 199162.41+3.41Minor—
37Aug 29, 195362.35+3.35Minor—
38Aug 4, 197862.28+3.28Minor—
39Feb 15, 196762.13+3.13Minor—
40Jun 11, 195762.09+3.09Minor—
41Aug 3, 201862.09+3.09Minor5,090
42Mar 11, 200362.08+3.08Minor—
43Feb 24, 198762.03+3.03Minor—
44Dec 27, 195361.99+2.99Minor—
45Oct 19, 194761.95+2.95Minor—
46Apr 1, 198761.88+2.88Minor—
47Jan 1, 198461.80+2.80Minor—
48Apr 6, 198461.80+2.80Minor—
49Mar 14, 202261.75+2.75Minor4,600
50Jun 26, 197261.68+2.68Minor—

The worst floods along the Santa Fe River

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

September 12, 2017: 71.17 ft here, major flooding

September 13, 1964: 70.31 ft here, major flooding

October 5, 1992: 67.46 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Santa Fe River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Santa Fe River
O'leno State Park (in NAVD88)FL43.057.07 ft, Sep 14, 20171
Poe Springs Pool (in NAVD88)FL29.040.59 ft, Sep 15, 20171
River Rise near High Springs (in NAVD88)FL37.550.48 ft, Sep 14, 20171
Three Rivers Estates (in NAVD88)FL17.033.44 ft, Apr 12, 194814
Worthington Springs (in NAVD88) this gaugeFL59.071.17 ft, Sep 12, 201710
Fort White (in NAVD88)FL23.035.40 ft, Sep 16, 196416
Graham (in NAVD88)FL113.0118.98 ft, Sep 11, 20171
High Springs (in NAVD88)FL35.048.46 ft, Sep 14, 20171
Hildreth (in NAVD88)FL20.033.41 ft, Apr 12, 19484

Other gauges in Alachua County

Flood gauges in Alachua County
Santa Fe Lake at Earleton (in NAVD88)141.0141.93 ft, Dec 29, 19970
Poe Springs Pool (in NAVD88)29.040.59 ft, Sep 15, 20171
River Rise near High Springs (in NAVD88)37.550.48 ft, Sep 14, 20171
High Springs (in NAVD88)35.048.46 ft, Sep 14, 20171

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WORF1, 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.