Sopchoppy River Entrance in Ochlockonee Bay (in MHHW)

Highest listed crest 3.28 ftFlood stage 2.0 ft1 crests since 2024

The Sopchoppy River Entrance in Ochlockonee Bay (in MHHW) crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2024 to 2024. The highest, 3.28 ft on October 17, 2024, was moderate flooding, 1.28 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
3.28 ft
October 17, 2024
Flood stage
2.0 ft
Major flooding from 4.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
October 17, 2024
3.28 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Wakulla County
Florida
Identifiers
NWS SORF1
Out of service

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sopchoppy River Entrance in Ochlockonee Bay (in MHHW)
Action stage1.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)2.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage3.01Oct 17, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage4.00—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 Sopchoppy River Entrance in Ochlockonee Bay (in MHHW), 2024 to 2024 22.533.54ft Flood stage 2.0 ftMajor 4.0 ft Oct 17, 2024: 3.28 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 3.28 ft, Oct 17, 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, Sopchoppy River Entrance in Ochlockonee Bay (in MHHW)
1Oct 17, 20243.28+1.28Moderate—

Other gauges in Wakulla County

Flood gauges in Wakulla County
Arran26.029.27 ft, Sep 23, 20000
Crawfordville16.516.60 ft, Dec 25, 20140
Curtis Mill, US-319 (In NAVD88)6.07.92 ft, Oct 10, 20180
Ochlockonee River State Park (in MHHW)2.04.88 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Smith Creek (CR 366)17.029.75 ft, Sep 25, 19691
Sopchoppy (FR 343)28.036.80 ft, Jun 26, 20123
US-98 (in NAVD88)4.55.52 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Rivers Edge Road (in MHHW)2.04.85 ft, Sep 27, 20240
St. Marks (in MHHW)2.08.01 ft, Oct 10, 20181
Newport on Old Magnolia Rd (in stage datum)8.013.88 ft, Aug 25, 20083
Tide Station at Shell Point Canal (In MHHW)3.28.28 ft, Oct 10, 20183
Tide Station at Spring Creek Boat Ramp (in MHHW)2.06.88 ft, Sep 27, 20241
Tide Station near Spring Creek Boat Ramp (In MHHW)2.08.76 ft, Oct 10, 20181

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SORF1, 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.