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Steinhatchee River at Steinhatchee (in MHHW)

Highest listed crest 12.60 ftFlood stage 2.4 ft14 crests since 2016

The Steinhatchee River at Steinhatchee (in MHHW) crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2016 to 2024. The highest, 12.60 ft on September 27, 2024, was major flooding, 10.20 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.60 ft
September 27, 2024
Flood stage
2.4 ft
Major flooding from 6.0 ft
Crests at major
3
63rd of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
12.60 ft, major flooding
Location
Dixie County
Florida

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Steinhatchee River at Steinhatchee (in MHHW)
Action stage1.43Sep 16, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)2.47Aug 5, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage4.01Oct 10, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage6.03Sep 27, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

14 crests from 2016 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Steinhatchee River at Steinhatchee (in MHHW), 2016 to 2024 051015ft Flood stage 2.4 ftMajor 6.0 ft Sep 2, 2016: 7.06 ft, major floodingJan 22, 2017: 2.94 ft, minor floodingMay 24, 2017: 2.99 ft, minor floodingOct 7, 2017: 2.30 ft, action stageMay 28, 2018: 1.51 ft, action stageOct 10, 2018: 5.26 ft, moderate floodingDec 21, 2018: 3.09 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 2019: 2.97 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 2020: 2.20 ft, action stageJan 3, 2022: 3.80 ft, minor floodingAug 30, 2023: 8.03 ft, major floodingJan 9, 2024: 3.27 ft, minor floodingAug 5, 2024: 3.74 ft, minor floodingSep 27, 2024: 12.60 ft, major flooding Highest, 12.60 ft, Sep 27, 2024 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Steinhatchee River at Steinhatchee (in MHHW) 2010s: 6 6 2020s: 5 2010s2020s
  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, Steinhatchee River at Steinhatchee (in MHHW)
1Sep 27, 202412.60+10.20Major—
2Aug 30, 20238.03+5.63Major—
3Sep 2, 20167.06+4.66Major—
4Oct 10, 20185.26+2.86Moderate—
5Jan 3, 20223.80+1.40Minor—
6Aug 5, 20243.74+1.34Minor—
7Jan 9, 20243.27+0.87Minor—
8Dec 21, 20183.09+0.69Minor—
9May 24, 20172.99+0.59Minor—
10Jan 20, 20192.97+0.57Minor—
11Jan 22, 20172.94+0.54Minor—
12Oct 7, 20172.30−0.10Action—
13Sep 16, 20202.20−0.20Action—
14May 28, 20181.51−0.89Action—

The worst floods along the Steinhatchee River

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

September 2, 2016: 7.06 ft here, major flooding

  • Cross CityFL · Sep 5, 2016 · 23.24 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Steinhatchee River

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

Flood gauges on the Steinhatchee River
Cross CityFL19.526.09 ft, Sep 13, 19641
Steinhatchee (in MHHW) this gaugeFL2.412.60 ft, Sep 27, 20243

Other gauges in Dixie County

Flood gauges in Dixie County
Gopher River Confluence (in MHHW)1.77.15 ft, Sep 27, 20249

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge STIF1, 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.