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Santa Fe River near Graham (in NAVD88)

Highest listed crest 118.98 ftFlood stage 113.0 ft80 crests since 1958

The Santa Fe River near Graham (in NAVD88) crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 80 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1958 to 2024. The highest, 118.98 ft on September 11, 2017, was major flooding, 5.98 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
118.98 ft
September 11, 2017; 3,580 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
113.0 ft
Major flooding from 118.0 ft
Crests at major
1
107th of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest
August 5, 2024
116.80 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Bradford County
Near Gainesville (13.8 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 Graham (in NAVD88)
Action stage111.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)113.054Jul 30, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage115.025Aug 5, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage118.01Sep 11, 2017Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

80 crests from 1958 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Santa Fe River near Graham (in NAVD88), 1958 to 2024 112114116118120ft Flood stage 113.0 ftMajor 118.0 ft Jul 5, 1958: 114.18 ft, minor floodingJan 4, 1959: 113.38 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 1959: 115.98 ft, moderate floodingMay 21, 1959: 116.10 ft, moderate floodingJun 7, 1959: 114.03 ft, minor floodingSep 17, 1959: 114.65 ft, minor floodingOct 15, 1959: 113.62 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 1960: 115.89 ft, moderate floodingJul 19, 1960: 115.90 ft, moderate floodingAug 3, 1960: 114.72 ft, minor floodingSep 13, 1960: 114.90 ft, minor floodingSep 30, 1960: 114.43 ft, minor floodingJul 22, 1961: 115.16 ft, moderate floodingAug 30, 1961: 115.67 ft, moderate floodingJan 18, 1964: 113.49 ft, minor floodingFeb 8, 1964: 113.87 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 1964: 113.91 ft, minor floodingSep 12, 1964: 117.68 ft, moderate floodingDec 27, 1964: 113.24 ft, minor floodingFeb 14, 1965: 114.27 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 1965: 113.65 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 1965: 113.91 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 1966: 115.19 ft, moderate floodingAug 13, 1967: 114.01 ft, minor floodingAug 31, 1968: 116.22 ft, moderate floodingOct 2, 1969: 113.96 ft, minor floodingDec 12, 1969: 114.19 ft, minor floodingJan 7, 1970: 114.54 ft, minor floodingFeb 4, 1970: 117.22 ft, moderate floodingMar 29, 1970: 116.98 ft, moderate floodingApr 1, 1972: 114.67 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 1972: 115.22 ft, moderate floodingJun 20, 1972: 114.93 ft, minor floodingAug 28, 1972: 115.19 ft, moderate floodingDec 22, 1972: 113.38 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 1973: 115.18 ft, moderate floodingSep 10, 1974: 113.85 ft, minor floodingSep 24, 1975: 113.51 ft, minor floodingAug 3, 1978: 115.59 ft, moderate floodingAug 19, 1978: 114.49 ft, minor floodingDec 8, 1979: 114.31 ft, minor floodingJan 29, 1980: 113.59 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 1982: 114.40 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 1983: 113.92 ft, minor floodingDec 29, 1983: 115.08 ft, moderate floodingApr 4, 1984: 113.94 ft, minor floodingAug 31, 1985: 114.62 ft, minor floodingFeb 11, 1986: 114.19 ft, minor floodingFeb 12, 1987: 114.53 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1987: 115.04 ft, moderate floodingFeb 22, 1988: 113.24 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 1988: 114.28 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 1988: 115.23 ft, moderate floodingSep 8, 1992: 114.17 ft, minor floodingOct 4, 1992: 116.16 ft, moderate floodingJan 31, 1994: 114.49 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 1994: 113.31 ft, minor floodingFeb 23, 1998: 116.55 ft, moderate floodingJan 21, 2010: 115.34 ft, moderate floodingFeb 13, 2010: 113.34 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 2012: 116.51 ft, moderate floodingAug 4, 2015: 114.14 ft, minor flooding; 541 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 2015: 114.78 ft, minor flooding; 721 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 2015: 114.50 ft, minor flooding; 636 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 2017: 114.93 ft, minor flooding; 703 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2017: 113.52 ft, minor flooding; 349 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2017: 118.98 ft, major flooding; 3,580 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2018: 113.55 ft, minor flooding; 344 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 2018: 113.01 ft, minor flooding; 307 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 2019: 113.42 ft, minor flooding; 337 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2021: 114.07 ft, minor flooding; 469 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2021: 113.74 ft, minor flooding; 396 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2021: 116.18 ft, moderate flooding; 1,240 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 2021: 114.01 ft, minor flooding; 455 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2022: 115.15 ft, moderate flooding; 792 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2022: 114.42 ft, minor flooding; 557 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2022: 114.56 ft, minor flooding; 596 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 113.56 ft, minor flooding; 363 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2024: 113.09 ft, minor flooding; 312 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 2024: 116.80 ft, moderate flooding; 1,630 cubic feet per second Highest, 118.98 ft, Sep 11, 2017 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Santa Fe River near Graham (in NAVD88) 1950s: 7 1960s: 20 20 1970s: 14 1980s: 12 1990s: 5 2000s: 0 2010s: 12 2020s: 10 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 80 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Santa Fe River near Graham (in NAVD88)
1Sep 11, 2017118.98+5.98Major3,580
2Sep 12, 1964117.68+4.68Moderate—
3Feb 4, 1970117.22+4.22Moderate—
4Mar 29, 1970116.98+3.98Moderate—
5Aug 5, 2024116.80+3.80Moderate1,630
6Feb 23, 1998116.55+3.55Moderate—
7Jun 27, 2012116.51+3.51Moderate—
8Aug 31, 1968116.22+3.22Moderate—
9Jul 7, 2021116.18+3.18Moderate1,240
10Oct 4, 1992116.16+3.16Moderate—
11May 21, 1959116.10+3.10Moderate—
12Mar 17, 1959115.98+2.98Moderate—
13Jul 19, 1960115.90+2.90Moderate—
14Mar 18, 1960115.89+2.89Moderate—
15Aug 30, 1961115.67+2.67Moderate—
16Aug 3, 1978115.59+2.59Moderate—
17Jan 21, 2010115.34+2.34Moderate—
18Sep 8, 1988115.23+2.23Moderate—
19May 31, 1972115.22+2.22Moderate—
20Mar 1, 1966115.19+2.19Moderate—
21Aug 28, 1972115.19+2.19Moderate—
22Apr 4, 1973115.18+2.18Moderate—
23Jul 22, 1961115.16+2.16Moderate—
24Mar 12, 2022115.15+2.15Moderate792
25Dec 29, 1983115.08+2.08Moderate—
26Mar 31, 1987115.04+2.04Moderate—
27Jun 20, 1972114.93+1.93Minor—
28Jul 20, 2017114.93+1.93Minor703
29Sep 13, 1960114.90+1.90Minor—
30Aug 31, 2015114.78+1.78Minor721
31Aug 3, 1960114.72+1.72Minor—
32Apr 1, 1972114.67+1.67Minor—
33Sep 17, 1959114.65+1.65Minor—
34Aug 31, 1985114.62+1.62Minor—
35Sep 11, 2022114.56+1.56Minor596
36Jan 7, 1970114.54+1.54Minor—
37Feb 12, 1987114.53+1.53Minor—
38Sep 12, 2015114.50+1.50Minor636
39Aug 19, 1978114.49+1.49Minor—
40Jan 31, 1994114.49+1.49Minor—
41Sep 30, 1960114.43+1.43Minor—
42Mar 24, 2022114.42+1.42Minor557
43Apr 11, 1982114.40+1.40Minor—
44Dec 8, 1979114.31+1.31Minor—
45Mar 10, 1988114.28+1.28Minor—
46Feb 14, 1965114.27+1.27Minor—
47Dec 12, 1969114.19+1.19Minor—
48Feb 11, 1986114.19+1.19Minor—
49Jul 5, 1958114.18+1.18Minor—
50Sep 8, 1992114.17+1.17Minor—

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 11, 2017: 118.98 ft here, major flooding

September 12, 1964: 117.68 ft here, moderate flooding

February 4, 1970: 117.22 ft here, moderate 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)FL23.035.40 ft, Sep 16, 196416
Graham (in NAVD88) this gaugeFL113.0118.98 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 Bradford County

Flood gauges in Bradford County
Starke (in NAVD88)144.0147.98 ft, Sep 11, 20171
Hampton Lake near Hampton (in NAVD88)130.0132.54 ft, Mar 1, 19982
Lake Sampson near Starke (in NAVD88)132.0135.34 ft, Sep 15, 20176
Lake Butler (in NAVD88)91.098.55 ft, Sep 12, 201718
Sampson City (in NAVD88)132.0135.09 ft, Sep 15, 20173

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GRMF1, 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.