Santa Fe River near Fort White (in NAVD88)

Highest listed crest 35.40 ftFlood stage 23.0 ft326 crests since 1928

The Santa Fe River near Fort White (in NAVD88) crested at major flood stage 16 times among the 326 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1928 to 2024. The highest, 35.40 ft on September 16, 1964, was major flooding, 12.40 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Santa Fe River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
35.40 ft
September 16, 1964; 17,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
23.0 ft
Major flooding from 29.0 ft
Crests at major
16
7th of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest
August 10, 2024
28.42 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Gilchrist County
Near Alachua (14.6 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 near Fort White (in NAVD88)
Action stage22.0102Sep 2, 2013The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)23.0146Dec 23, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.061Aug 10, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage29.016Sep 15, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

326 crests from 1928 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Santa Fe River near Fort White (in NAVD88), 1928 to 2024 2025303540ft Flood stage 23.0 ftMajor 29.0 ft Apr 21, 1928: 23.22 ft, minor flooding; 2,920 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1928: 25.86 ft, moderate flooding; 3,890 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1928: 22.20 ft, action stage; 2,090 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1928: 22.30 ft, action stage; 2,190 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1928: 23.08 ft, minor flooding; 2,800 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1928: 23.08 ft, minor flooding; 2,580 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1928: 22.58 ft, action stage; 2,450 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1928: 29.56 ft, major flooding; 4,750 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1928: 28.86 ft, moderate flooding; 4,610 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1928: 28.46 ft, moderate flooding; 4,530 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1929: 23.04 ft, minor flooding; 2,660 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1929: 22.24 ft, action stage; 2,050 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1929: 22.52 ft, action stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1929: 23.38 ft, minor flooding; 2,860 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1929: 22.24 ft, action stage; 2,050 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1929: 22.54 ft, action stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1929: 23.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,100 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1929: 23.86 ft, minor flooding; 3,160 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1929: 23.46 ft, minor flooding; 2,920 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1929: 26.96 ft, moderate flooding; 4,180 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1930: 22.30 ft, action stage; 2,050 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1933: 24.25 ft, minor flooding; 2,810 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 1933: 24.13 ft, minor flooding; 2,770 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1934: 31.10 ft, major flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1934: 23.37 ft, minor flooding; 2,950 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1935: 28.32 ft, moderate flooding; 6,680 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1935: 26.25 ft, moderate flooding; 4,510 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1935: 26.20 ft, moderate flooding; 4,510 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1936: 22.56 ft, action stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1936: 22.51 ft, action stage; 2,070 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1936: 22.22 ft, action stage; 1,880 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1936: 22.43 ft, action stage; 2,070 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1937: 24.05 ft, minor flooding; 3,320 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1937: 24.14 ft, minor flooding; 3,250 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1937: 24.49 ft, minor flooding; 3,620 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1937: 22.85 ft, action stage; 2,510 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1937: 26.06 ft, moderate flooding; 4,730 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1938: 22.21 ft, action stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 1938: 22.57 ft, action stage; 2,210 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 1938: 25.57 ft, moderate flooding; 4,250 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1939: 22.55 ft, action stage; 2,130 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 1939: 22.85 ft, action stage; 2,480 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1939: 22.64 ft, action stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1940: 22.22 ft, action stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1941: 22.74 ft, action stage; 2,270 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 1941: 23.62 ft, minor flooding; 2,940 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 1941: 28.20 ft, moderate flooding; 7,410 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 1941: 24.61 ft, minor flooding; 3,890 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1941: 24.09 ft, minor flooding; 3,420 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1942: 24.48 ft, minor flooding; 3,730 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1942: 25.61 ft, moderate flooding; 4,570 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1942: 25.72 ft, moderate flooding; 4,570 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1942: 26.35 ft, moderate flooding; 4,750 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1942: 26.63 ft, moderate flooding; 4,570 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1944: 23.93 ft, minor flooding; 3,120 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1944: 23.61 ft, minor flooding; 2,910 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1944: 22.35 ft, action stage; 1,980 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1944: 22.36 ft, action stage; 1,980 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1944: 24.23 ft, minor flooding; 3,330 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1944: 23.36 ft, minor flooding; 2,710 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1944: 22.53 ft, action stage; 2,170 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1944: 29.54 ft, major flooding; 9,300 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1945: 23.10 ft, minor flooding; 2,590 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1945: 24.87 ft, minor flooding; 3,650 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1945: 22.29 ft, action stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1946: 23.14 ft, minor flooding; 2,700 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1946: 22.26 ft, action stage; 1,940 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1946: 22.24 ft, action stage; 2,120 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1946: 22.92 ft, action stage; 2,590 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1946: 23.47 ft, minor flooding; 2,940 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1946: 24.85 ft, minor flooding; 3,820 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1946: 23.84 ft, minor flooding; 2,930 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1946: 24.05 ft, minor flooding; 3,110 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1946: 23.85 ft, minor flooding; 2,970 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 1946: 23.47 ft, minor flooding; 2,830 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1946: 23.25 ft, minor flooding; 2,660 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1946: 24.24 ft, minor flooding; 3,480 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1947: 22.23 ft, action stage; 2,150 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1947: 23.98 ft, minor flooding; 3,130 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1947: 22.81 ft, action stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1947: 28.79 ft, moderate flooding; 8,110 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1947: 26.32 ft, moderate flooding; 4,770 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 1947: 26.91 ft, moderate flooding; 4,750 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 1947: 27.81 ft, moderate flooding; 4,570 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1947: 26.55 ft, moderate flooding; 2,680 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1948: 24.53 ft, minor flooding; 3,260 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1948: 24.54 ft, minor flooding; 3,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1948: 24.32 ft, minor flooding; 3,070 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1948: 32.61 ft, major flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1948: 33.76 ft, major flooding; 3,730 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 1948: 24.77 ft, minor flooding; 3,840 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1948: 23.19 ft, minor flooding; 2,680 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1948: 22.84 ft, action stage; 2,530 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 1948: 26.46 ft, moderate flooding; 5,300 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1948: 22.21 ft, action stage; 2,050 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1948: 22.20 ft, action stage; 1,900 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1949: 22.22 ft, action stage; 1,910 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1949: 24.68 ft, minor flooding; 3,640 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1949: 22.21 ft, action stage; 1,990 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1949: 26.82 ft, moderate flooding; 5,510 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 1949: 22.71 ft, action stage; 2,190 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1949: 22.74 ft, action stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 1950: 28.06 ft, moderate flooding; 7,350 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1950: 22.72 ft, action stage; 2,460 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 1950: 28.22 ft, moderate flooding; 7,520 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1952: 22.35 ft, action stage; 2,020 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1953: 23.19 ft, minor flooding; 2,480 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1953: 23.11 ft, minor flooding; 2,410 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1953: 25.26 ft, moderate flooding; 4,400 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1953: 24.84 ft, minor flooding; 3,870 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1953: 23.32 ft, minor flooding; 2,860 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1953: 25.91 ft, moderate flooding; 5,080 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1956: 22.35 ft, action stage; 2,200 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1957: 25.18 ft, moderate flooding; 4,140 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1958: 22.91 ft, action stage; 2,270 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1958: 22.83 ft, action stage; 2,210 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1958: 22.90 ft, action stage; 2,190 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1958: 23.85 ft, minor flooding; 2,200 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1958: 22.30 ft, action stage; 1,960 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1959: 22.48 ft, action stage; 2,290 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1959: 30.41 ft, major flooding; 7,970 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1959: 24.43 ft, minor flooding; 3,180 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1959: 28.27 ft, moderate flooding; 7,230 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1959: 26.20 ft, moderate flooding; 4,800 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1959: 23.10 ft, minor flooding; 2,720 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1959: 23.20 ft, minor flooding; 2,780 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1959: 23.45 ft, minor flooding; 2,930 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1959: 24.06 ft, minor flooding; 3,320 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 1959: 22.28 ft, action stage; 2,150 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1960: 23.12 ft, minor flooding; 2,490 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1960: 27.58 ft, moderate flooding; 6,290 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1960: 24.74 ft, minor flooding; 3,380 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1960: 24.79 ft, minor flooding; 2,420 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1960: 23.47 ft, minor flooding; 2,940 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 1960: 23.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,110 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 1960: 23.98 ft, minor flooding; 3,260 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1960: 23.20 ft, minor flooding; 2,800 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1960: 23.99 ft, minor flooding; 3,270 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1960: 24.12 ft, minor flooding; 3,370 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1960: 24.50 ft, minor flooding; 3,710 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1961: 22.24 ft, action stage; 2,130 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1961: 22.77 ft, action stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1961: 22.23 ft, action stage; 2,120 cubic feet per secondAug 25, 1961: 23.35 ft, minor flooding; 2,870 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1961: 24.56 ft, minor flooding; 3,760 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1964: 22.89 ft, action stage; 2,570 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1964: 22.63 ft, action stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1964: 23.26 ft, minor flooding; 2,680 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1964: 22.74 ft, action stage; 2,360 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1964: 25.21 ft, moderate flooding; 3,500 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1964: 24.89 ft, minor flooding; 2,170 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1964: 25.01 ft, moderate flooding; 3,050 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 1964: 23.06 ft, minor flooding; 2,400 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1964: 23.20 ft, minor flooding; 2,380 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 1964: 23.41 ft, minor flooding; 2,430 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1964: 23.34 ft, minor flooding; 2,320 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1964: 23.03 ft, minor flooding; 2,220 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1964: 35.40 ft, major flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1964: 24.66 ft, minor flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1965: 26.96 ft, moderate flooding; 5,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1965: 25.45 ft, moderate flooding; 4,000 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1965: 26.45 ft, moderate flooding; 3,960 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1965: 25.99 ft, moderate flooding; 3,600 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1965: 22.48 ft, action stage; 2,260 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1965: 22.31 ft, action stage; 2,110 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1965: 23.03 ft, minor flooding; 2,680 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1965: 23.38 ft, minor flooding; 2,960 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1965: 23.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,260 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1965: 23.86 ft, minor flooding; 3,340 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1965: 24.86 ft, minor flooding; 4,220 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1965: 22.46 ft, action stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1966: 23.86 ft, minor flooding; 3,300 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1966: 27.93 ft, moderate flooding; 5,850 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1966: 24.56 ft, minor flooding; 3,780 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1966: 24.21 ft, minor flooding; 3,620 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1966: 24.83 ft, minor flooding; 4,040 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1966: 23.67 ft, minor flooding; 3,030 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1966: 23.63 ft, minor flooding; 2,940 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1966: 23.18 ft, minor flooding; 2,640 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1966: 22.88 ft, action stage; 2,420 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1966: 24.27 ft, minor flooding; 3,560 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1966: 22.20 ft, action stage; 2,130 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1966: 24.27 ft, minor flooding; 3,830 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1966: 23.66 ft, minor flooding; 3,340 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1967: 24.78 ft, minor flooding; 3,790 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1967: 22.96 ft, action stage; 2,620 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1967: 22.32 ft, action stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1968: 27.30 ft, moderate flooding; 6,540 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1969: 22.93 ft, action stage; 2,720 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1969: 23.08 ft, minor flooding; 2,400 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 1969: 22.27 ft, action stage; 2,020 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 1969: 24.05 ft, minor flooding; 3,130 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1970: 24.55 ft, minor flooding; 3,640 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1970: 27.63 ft, moderate flooding; 6,740 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1970: 23.54 ft, minor flooding; 2,900 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1970: 29.30 ft, major flooding; 7,980 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1970: 24.80 ft, minor flooding; 3,720 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 1970: 24.86 ft, minor flooding; 3,540 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 1970: 24.73 ft, minor flooding; 3,600 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1971: 23.56 ft, minor flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1971: 23.84 ft, minor flooding; 3,240 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1971: 23.40 ft, minor flooding; 2,890 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1972: 22.92 ft, action stage; 2,360 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1972: 23.39 ft, minor flooding; 2,780 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1972: 24.21 ft, minor flooding; 3,050 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1972: 25.25 ft, moderate flooding; 4,470 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1972: 24.65 ft, minor flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1973: 22.95 ft, action stage; 2,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1973: 23.49 ft, minor flooding; 2,820 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1973: 23.09 ft, minor flooding; 2,500 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1973: 30.32 ft, major flooding; 6,530 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1973: 22.67 ft, action stage; 2,260 cubic feet per secondAug 6, 1973: 22.63 ft, action stage; 2,290 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1974: 22.59 ft, action stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 1974: 23.41 ft, minor flooding; 2,840 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1974: 23.26 ft, minor flooding; 2,730 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1975: 22.86 ft, action stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 1975: 22.86 ft, action stage; 2,330 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1977: 22.70 ft, action stage; 1,810 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1977: 22.78 ft, action stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1977: 22.77 ft, action stage; 2,250 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1978: 23.25 ft, minor flooding; 2,750 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1978: 23.80 ft, minor flooding; 2,990 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1978: 24.93 ft, minor flooding; 4,130 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 1978: 24.17 ft, minor flooding; 3,490 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1978: 23.44 ft, minor flooding; 2,920 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1979: 22.54 ft, action stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1979: 23.26 ft, minor flooding; 2,790 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1980: 25.61 ft, moderate flooding; 4,730 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1980: 24.48 ft, minor flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1980: 22.41 ft, action stage; 2,220 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1982: 23.84 ft, minor flooding; 3,220 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1982: 22.44 ft, action stage; 2,250 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1982: 22.39 ft, action stage; 2,210 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1983: 22.61 ft, action stage; 2,290 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1983: 26.08 ft, moderate flooding; 3,910 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1983: 25.50 ft, moderate flooding; 3,320 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1983: 25.31 ft, moderate flooding; 2,850 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1983: 22.90 ft, action stage; 2,550 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1983: 22.39 ft, action stage; 2,210 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1983: 22.31 ft, action stage; 2,160 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1984: 25.25 ft, moderate flooding; 4,410 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1984: 22.83 ft, action stage; 2,320 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1984: 22.86 ft, action stage; 1,930 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1984: 24.66 ft, minor flooding; 3,540 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1984: 26.47 ft, moderate flooding; 2,410 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1984: 29.49 ft, major flooding; 5,050 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1984: 22.84 ft, action stage; 2,440 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1985: 22.61 ft, action stage; 2,360 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1985: 26.62 ft, moderate flooding; 5,770 cubic feet per secondNov 5, 1985: 22.70 ft, action stage; 2,420 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1986: 22.57 ft, action stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1986: 27.18 ft, moderate flooding; 3,210 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1986: 23.67 ft, minor flooding; 2,600 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1987: 24.89 ft, minor flooding; 3,350 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1987: 25.27 ft, moderate flooding; 3,320 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1987: 27.16 ft, moderate flooding; 4,980 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1987: 27.10 ft, moderate flooding; 4,940 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1988: 25.10 ft, moderate flooding; 4,290 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1988: 25.52 ft, moderate flooding; 4,030 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1988: 27.78 ft, moderate flooding; 7,070 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1991: 24.23 ft, minor flooding; 2,953 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1991: 27.01 ft, moderate flooding; 2,650 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1991: 27.10 ft, moderate flooding; 4,680 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1991: 23.57 ft, minor flooding; 3,050 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1991: 23.45 ft, minor flooding; 2,200 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1992: 22.35 ft, action stage; 2,180 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1992: 22.96 ft, action stage; 2,580 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 1992: 30.58 ft, major flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1993: 22.37 ft, action stage; 2,130 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1993: 22.34 ft, action stage; 2,060 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1994: 22.97 ft, action stage; 2,590 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1994: 23.86 ft, minor flooding; 2,530 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1995: 22.56 ft, action stage; 2,180 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1996: 22.59 ft, action stage; 2,320 cubic feet per secondOct 14, 1996: 24.14 ft, minor flooding; 3,330 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1997: 24.16 ft, minor flooding; 3,420 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 1997: 23.18 ft, minor flooding; 2,700 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1997: 23.50 ft, minor flooding; 2,860 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1998: 23.18 ft, minor flooding; 2,630 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1998: 32.21 ft, major flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1998: 30.20 ft, major flooding; 9,960 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1998: 24.54 ft, minor flooding; 3,490 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2003: 22.26 ft, action stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2003: 26.41 ft, moderate flooding; 4,800 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2003: 22.76 ft, action stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 2003: 22.46 ft, action stage; 2,070 cubic feet per secondAug 27, 2003: 22.72 ft, action stage; 2,260 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2004: 29.65 ft, major flooding; 9,430 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2004: 28.94 ft, moderate flooding; 7,320 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2005: 24.18 ft, minor flooding; 3,200 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2005: 22.72 ft, action stage; 2,270 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2005: 22.26 ft, action stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 2005: 23.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,490 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2005: 22.82 ft, action stage; 2,490 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 2006: 23.02 ft, minor flooding; 2,370 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2006: 22.63 ft, action stage; 2,290 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2008: 24.62 ft, minor flooding; 3,370 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2009: 25.84 ft, moderate flooding; 725 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2010: 22.78 ft, action stage; 2,090 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2011: 20.89 ft, below flood stage; 1,010 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 2012: 31.45 ft, major flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2012: 23.54 ft, minor flooding; 3,230 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2013: 22.85 ft, action stage; 2,560 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2013: 22.32 ft, action stage; 1,850 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2014: 24.01 ft, minor flooding; 2,890 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2014: 23.52 ft, minor flooding; 2,480 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2014: 23.29 ft, minor flooding; 2,370 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2014: 24.95 ft, minor flooding; 1,660 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2014: 23.42 ft, minor flooding; 3,110 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2015: 23.07 ft, minor flooding; 2,780 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 2017: 34.46 ft, major flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2018: 23.60 ft, minor flooding; 3,340 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 2018: 24.81 ft, minor flooding; 4,260 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2018: 24.75 ft, minor flooding; 2,910 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2019: 24.15 ft, minor flooding; 3,480 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2021: 23.31 ft, minor flooding; 2,880 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2021: 23.41 ft, minor flooding; 3,260 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 2021: 27.71 ft, moderate flooding; 7,060 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2021: 25.27 ft, moderate flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2021: 23.17 ft, minor flooding; 2,470 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2021: 24.01 ft, minor flooding; 3,270 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2022: 24.01 ft, minor flooding; 3,770 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2022: 24.36 ft, minor flooding; 3,980 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2023: 23.57 ft, minor flooding; 3,430 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2024: 28.42 ft, moderate flooding; 7,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 35.40 ft, Sep 16, 1964 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Santa Fe River near Fort White (in NAVD88) 1920s: 13 1930s: 12 1940s: 41 1950s: 18 1960s: 48 48 1970s: 25 1980s: 20 1990s: 15 2000s: 8 2010s: 13 2020s: 10 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 326 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Santa Fe River near Fort White (in NAVD88)
1Sep 16, 196435.40+12.40Major17,000
2Sep 15, 201734.46+11.46Major17,300
3Apr 12, 194833.76+10.76Major3,730
4Mar 15, 194832.61+9.61Major12,300
5Feb 26, 199832.21+9.21Major13,500
6Jun 30, 201231.45+8.45Major11,800
7Jun 20, 193431.10+8.10Major11,400
8Oct 8, 199230.58+7.58Major10,800
9Mar 24, 195930.41+7.41Major7,970
10Apr 19, 197330.32+7.32Major6,530
11Mar 24, 199830.20+7.20Major9,960
12Sep 12, 200429.65+6.65Major9,430
13Aug 27, 192829.56+6.56Major4,750
14Oct 24, 194429.54+6.54Major9,300
15Apr 11, 198429.49+6.49Major5,050
16Apr 3, 197029.30+6.30Major7,980
17Oct 1, 200428.94+5.94Moderate7,320
18Sep 24, 192828.86+5.86Moderate4,610
19Sep 28, 194728.79+5.79Moderate8,110
20Oct 9, 192828.46+5.46Moderate4,530
21Aug 10, 202428.42+5.42Moderate7,300
22Sep 11, 193528.32+5.32Moderate6,680
23May 28, 195928.27+5.27Moderate7,230
24Oct 26, 195028.22+5.22Moderate7,520
25Oct 26, 194128.20+5.20Moderate7,410
26Sep 11, 195028.06+5.06Moderate7,350
27Mar 7, 196627.93+4.93Moderate5,850
28Nov 19, 194727.81+4.81Moderate4,570
29Sep 13, 198827.78+4.78Moderate7,070
30Jul 12, 202127.71+4.71Moderate7,060
31Feb 9, 197027.63+4.63Moderate6,740
32Mar 23, 196027.58+4.58Moderate6,290
33Sep 5, 196827.30+4.30Moderate6,540
34Feb 25, 198627.18+4.18Moderate3,210
35Mar 1, 198727.16+4.16Moderate4,980
36Apr 5, 198727.10+4.10Moderate4,940
37Apr 29, 199127.10+4.10Moderate4,680
38Mar 21, 199127.01+4.01Moderate2,650
39Oct 3, 192926.96+3.96Moderate4,180
40Jan 1, 196526.96+3.96Moderate5,100
41Oct 31, 194726.91+3.91Moderate4,750
42Sep 6, 194926.82+3.82Moderate5,510
43Mar 23, 194226.63+3.63Moderate4,570
44Sep 6, 198526.62+3.62Moderate5,770
45Dec 30, 194726.55+3.55Moderate2,680
46Mar 21, 198426.47+3.47Moderate2,410
47Oct 8, 194826.46+3.46Moderate5,300
48Mar 10, 196526.45+3.45Moderate3,960
49Mar 14, 200326.41+3.41Moderate4,800
50Mar 12, 194226.35+3.35Moderate4,750

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 16, 1964: 35.40 ft here, major flooding

September 15, 2017: 34.46 ft here, major flooding

April 12, 1948: 33.76 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)FL59.071.17 ft, Sep 12, 201710
Fort White (in NAVD88) this gaugeFL23.035.40 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 Gilchrist County

Flood gauges in Gilchrist County
Hildreth (in NAVD88)20.033.41 ft, Apr 12, 19484
Rock Bluff near Bell - CR 340 (in NAVD88)17.023.13 ft, Apr 13, 19480

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FWHF1, 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.