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Shoal River near Crestview

Highest listed crest 21.40 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft87 crests since 1939

The Shoal River near Crestview crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 87 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1939 to 2026. The highest, 21.40 ft on September 30, 1998, was major flooding, 13.40 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.40 ft
September 30, 1998; 59,100 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
4
53rd of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest
June 22, 2026
8.43 ft, minor flooding
Location
Okaloosa County
Near Crestview (3.5 mi), Niceville (12.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Shoal River near Crestview
Action stage6.06Sep 6, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.065Jun 22, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.012May 1, 2014Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.04Sep 17, 2020Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

87 crests from 1939 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Shoal River near Crestview, 1939 to 2026 510152025ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Aug 17, 1939: 11.09 ft, minor floodingJul 7, 1940: 14.26 ft, moderate flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1944: 10.49 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 1944: 11.05 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1945: 7.67 ft, action stage; 4,560 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1946: 9.23 ft, minor flooding; 8,030 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1947: 12.57 ft, moderate flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1948: 9.10 ft, minor flooding; 7,770 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1948: 9.54 ft, minor flooding; 8,870 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1950: 10.38 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 1953: 13.93 ft, moderate flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1956: 10.73 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1964: 12.11 ft, moderate flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1964: 11.13 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1975: 15.58 ft, major flooding; 25,200 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1975: 13.35 ft, moderate flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1978: 13.10 ft, moderate flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1978: 10.95 ft, minor flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1982: 11.09 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1983: 8.71 ft, minor flooding; 6,660 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1986: 10.18 ft, minor flooding; 9,450 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1989: 14.24 ft, moderate flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1990: 13.74 ft, moderate flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1991: 10.06 ft, minor flooding; 9,450 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1991: 9.91 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 1992: 8.02 ft, minor flooding; 4,620 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1992: 9.54 ft, minor flooding; 8,390 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1994: 8.08 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 1994: 14.82 ft, moderate flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1995: 10.73 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1995: 10.10 ft, minor flooding; 9,540 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1997: 8.50 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1998: 13.47 ft, moderate floodingSep 30, 1998: 21.40 ft, major flooding; 59,100 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1999: 8.00 ft, minor flooding; 4,690 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1999: 7.03 ft, action stage; 2,730 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2001: 8.43 ft, minor flooding; 6,210 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2002: 7.43 ft, action stage; 3,200 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 12.19 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2005: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2005: 7.25 ft, action stage; 2,530 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2007: 7.22 ft, action stage; 2,650 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 2007: 8.41 ft, minor flooding; 5,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2008: 8.23 ft, minor flooding; 5,150 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2008: 8.74 ft, minor flooding; 6,560 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 2008: 8.35 ft, minor flooding; 4,840 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2009: 15.78 ft, major flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2009: 9.66 ft, minor flooding; 7,870 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2009: 8.50 ft, minor flooding; 5,130 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2009: 8.13 ft, minor flooding; 4,360 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 2009: 8.61 ft, minor flooding; 5,350 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 2009: 8.81 ft, minor flooding; 5,780 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 2010: 11.86 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 2010: 8.75 ft, minor flooding; 5,650 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2010: 9.18 ft, minor flooding; 6,730 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 2011: 7.21 ft, action stage; 2,550 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 2012: 8.72 ft, minor flooding; 5,070 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2013: 8.15 ft, minor flooding; 3,730 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2013: 9.62 ft, minor flooding; 7,400 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2013: 8.54 ft, minor flooding; 4,460 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2013: 8.08 ft, minor flooding; 3,320 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2013: 8.08 ft, minor flooding; 3,320 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2014: 8.21 ft, minor flooding; 4,700 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2014: 11.85 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2014: 13.35 ft, moderate flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2014: 8.74 ft, minor flooding; 5,630 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2014: 8.71 ft, minor flooding; 5,350 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2015: 8.39 ft, minor flooding; 4,510 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 2015: 10.11 ft, minor flooding; 8,060 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 2015: 8.42 ft, minor flooding; 4,170 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2016: 8.97 ft, minor flooding; 5,230 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2016: 8.39 ft, minor flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2016: 9.81 ft, minor flooding; 7,310 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2017: 11.35 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2017: 8.02 ft, minor flooding; 4,110 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 2017: 8.30 ft, minor flooding; 4,740 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2017: 8.07 ft, minor flooding; 4,230 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 2017: 8.36 ft, minor flooding; 4,850 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2018: 8.05 ft, minor flooding; 4,840 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 2018: 9.37 ft, minor flooding; 7,143 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2018: 8.23 ft, minor flooding; 4,610 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2020: 8.58 ft, minor flooding; 5,286 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2020: 8.39 ft, minor flooding; 4,910 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2020: 16.61 ft, major flooding; 31,723 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2021: 10.37 ft, minor flooding; 9,633 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2024: 8.37 ft, minor flooding; 5,200 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2026: 8.43 ft, minor flooding; 4,989 cubic feet per second Highest, 21.40 ft, Sep 30, 1998 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Shoal River near Crestview 1930s: 1 1940s: 7 1950s: 3 1960s: 2 1970s: 4 1980s: 4 1990s: 13 2000s: 13 2010s: 28 28 2020s: 6 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 87 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Shoal River near Crestview
1Sep 30, 199821.40+13.40Major59,100
2Sep 17, 202016.61+8.61Major31,723
3Mar 30, 200915.78+7.78Major28,000
4Aug 1, 197515.58+7.58Major25,200
5Jul 8, 199414.82+6.82Moderate24,400
6Jul 7, 194014.26+6.26Moderate21,700
7Jun 10, 198914.24+6.24Moderate20,600
8Sep 28, 195313.93+5.93Moderate20,000
9Mar 18, 199013.74+5.74Moderate19,000
10Mar 9, 199813.47+5.47Moderate—
11Sep 25, 197513.35+5.35Moderate18,800
12May 1, 201413.35+5.35Moderate18,700
13Jan 27, 197813.10+5.10Moderate17,800
14Mar 9, 194712.57+4.57Moderate17,100
15Sep 18, 200412.19+4.19Moderate14,200
16Apr 29, 196412.11+4.11Moderate15,300
17Jan 23, 201011.86+3.86Minor14,000
18Apr 20, 201411.85+3.85Minor14,000
19Apr 3, 200511.80+3.80Minor13,200
20Jan 4, 201711.35+3.35Minor12,500
21Dec 27, 196411.13+3.13Minor12,600
22Aug 17, 193911.09+3.09Minor—
23Feb 5, 198211.09+3.09Minor12,500
24Sep 12, 194411.05+3.05Minor13,000
25Mar 10, 197810.95+2.95Minor12,200
26Sep 26, 195610.73+2.73Minor10,900
27May 11, 199510.73+2.73Minor10,900
28Aug 14, 194410.49+2.49Minor11,500
29Sep 2, 195010.38+2.38Minor11,200
30Apr 26, 202110.37+2.37Minor9,633
31Mar 15, 198610.18+2.18Minor9,450
32Nov 4, 201510.11+2.11Minor8,060
33Oct 6, 199510.10+2.10Minor9,540
34Feb 1, 199110.06+2.06Minor9,450
35Mar 4, 19919.91+1.91Minor—
36Feb 26, 20169.81+1.81Minor7,310
37Apr 3, 20099.66+1.66Minor7,870
38Feb 25, 20139.62+1.62Minor7,400
39Apr 3, 19489.54+1.54Minor8,870
40Nov 27, 19929.54+1.54Minor8,390
41Dec 4, 20189.37+1.37Minor7,143
42Mar 29, 19469.23+1.23Minor8,030
43Feb 7, 20109.18+1.18Minor6,730
44Mar 8, 19489.10+1.10Minor7,770
45Jan 2, 20168.97+0.97Minor5,230
46Dec 4, 20098.81+0.81Minor5,780
47Feb 1, 20108.75+0.75Minor5,650
48Apr 7, 20088.74+0.74Minor6,560
49May 31, 20148.74+0.74Minor5,630
50Sep 7, 20128.72+0.72Minor5,070

The worst floods along the Shoal River

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

September 17, 2020: 16.61 ft here, major flooding

March 30, 2009: 15.78 ft here, major flooding

August 1, 1975: 15.58 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Shoal River

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

Flood gauges on the Shoal River
Mossy Head (CR 1087)FL14.025.65 ft, Sep 16, 202011
Crestview this gaugeFL8.021.40 ft, Sep 30, 19984

Other gauges in Okaloosa County

Flood gauges in Okaloosa County
Baker11.025.68 ft, Sep 29, 19985
Milligan12.026.20 ft, Jan 1, 19294

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CRVF1, 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.