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Tide Gauge at Cedar Key (in MHHW)

Highest listed crest 6.84 ftFlood stage 2.2 ft16 crests since 1966

The Tide Gauge at Cedar Key (in MHHW) crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1966 to 2024. The highest, 6.84 ft on August 30, 2023, was major flooding, 4.64 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
6.84 ft
August 30, 2023
Flood stage
2.2 ft
Major flooding from 6.2 ft
Crests at major
1
107th of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest
August 5, 2024
4.66 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Levy County
Florida
Identifiers
NWS CKYF1
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, Tide Gauge at Cedar Key (in MHHW)
Action stage1.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)2.28Dec 17, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage4.07Aug 5, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage6.21Aug 30, 2023Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

16 crests from 1966 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tide Gauge at Cedar Key (in MHHW), 1966 to 2024 234567ft Flood stage 2.2 ftMajor 6.2 ft Jun 9, 1966: 4.00 ft, moderate floodingJun 19, 1972: 4.15 ft, moderate floodingAug 31, 1985: 5.41 ft, moderate floodingNov 1, 1985: 3.19 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 1993: 5.13 ft, moderate floodingJun 5, 1995: 3.73 ft, minor floodingOct 4, 1995: 3.46 ft, minor floodingOct 7, 1996: 5.15 ft, moderate floodingSep 3, 1998: 3.61 ft, minor floodingJul 10, 2005: 3.99 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 2016: 3.59 ft, minor floodingSep 2, 2016: 6.10 ft, moderate floodingFeb 6, 2020: 2.28 ft, minor floodingAug 30, 2023: 6.84 ft, major floodingDec 17, 2023: 3.11 ft, minor floodingAug 5, 2024: 4.66 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 6.84 ft, Aug 30, 2023 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tide Gauge at Cedar Key (in MHHW) 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 2 1990s: 5 5 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 2020s: 4 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Tide Gauge at Cedar Key (in MHHW)
1Aug 30, 20236.84+4.64Major—
2Sep 2, 20166.10+3.90Moderate—
3Aug 31, 19855.41+3.21Moderate—
4Oct 7, 19965.15+2.95Moderate—
5Mar 13, 19935.13+2.93Moderate—
6Aug 5, 20244.66+2.46Moderate—
7Jun 19, 19724.15+1.95Moderate—
8Jun 9, 19664.00+1.80Moderate—
9Jul 10, 20053.99+1.79Minor—
10Jun 5, 19953.73+1.53Minor—
11Sep 3, 19983.61+1.41Minor—
12Jun 6, 20163.59+1.39Minor—
13Oct 4, 19953.46+1.26Minor—
14Nov 1, 19853.19+0.99Minor—
15Dec 17, 20233.11+0.91Minor—
16Feb 6, 20202.28+0.08Minor—

Other gauges in Levy County

Flood gauges in Levy County
Fowlers Bluff (in NAVD88)5.010.90 ft, Apr 14, 19481
Manatee Springs (in NAVD88)7.016.00 ft, Apr 14, 19483
Manatee Springs - Source (in NAVD88)7.016.00 ft, Apr 14, 19483
Wilcox - US 19 (in NAVD88)10.021.13 ft, Apr 14, 19481
Tide Gauge at Yankeetown (in MHHW)2.55.48 ft, Aug 30, 20231
Tide Gauge on the Waccasassa River near Gulf Hammock (In MHHW)3.04.90 ft, Aug 30, 20230

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CKYF1, 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.