St Johns River at Welaka (in MHHW)

Highest listed crest 2.00 ftFlood stage 1.5 ft1 crests since 2026

The St Johns River at Welaka (in MHHW) crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2026 to 2026. The highest, 2.00 ft on October 10, 2026, was moderate flooding, 0.50 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the St Johns River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 2.00 ft; October 10, 2026
Flood stage: 1.5 ft; Major flooding from 3.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: October 10, 2026; 2.00 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Putnam County; Near Palatka (11.8 mi)
Identifiers: NWS SJWF1; No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, St Johns River at Welaka (in MHHW)

Action stage	1.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	1.5	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	2.0	1	Oct 10, 2026	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	3.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

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.
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, St Johns River at Welaka (in MHHW)

1	Oct 10, 2026	2.00	+0.50	Moderate	—

The worst floods along the St Johns River

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

October 10, 2026: 2.00 ft here, moderate flooding

Mill Cove (in MHHW)FL · Oct 7, 2026 · 2.10 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the St Johns River

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

Flood gauges on the St Johns River

Mill Cove (in MHHW)	FL	1.6	2.45 ft, Oct 10, 2025	0
Welaka (in MHHW) this gauge	FL	1.5	2.00 ft, Oct 10, 2026	0

Other gauges in Putnam County

Flood gauges in Putnam County

Crescent Lake at Crescent City (in NAVD88)	1.8	2.15 ft, Oct 10, 2026	0
Dunns Creek State Park Boat Ramp (in MHHW)	1.5	2.29 ft, Oct 12, 2025	0
Satsuma (in MHHW)	1.5	3.73 ft, Sep 29, 2022	6
Georgetown (in NAVD88)	2.0	3.01 ft, Oct 16, 2024	0
Kirkpatrick Dam (in NAVD88)	5.0	9.70 ft, Sep 13, 2017	16
Buffalo Bluff (in MHHW)	1.5	3.36 ft, Sep 29, 2022	3

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SJWF1, 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.