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Tide Gauge at Clearwater Beach (in MHHW)

Highest listed crest 4.05 ftFlood stage 2.7 ft6 crests since 1993

The Tide Gauge at Clearwater Beach (in MHHW) crested above flood stage 6 times among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1993 to 2023. The highest, 4.05 ft on August 30, 2023, was moderate flooding, 1.35 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
4.05 ft
August 30, 2023
Flood stage
2.7 ft
Major flooding from 6.0 ft
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
December 17, 2023
3.43 ft, minor flooding
Location
Pinellas County
Near Clearwater (3.7 mi), Dunedin (4.7 mi), Largo (6.0 mi)
Identifiers
NWS CWBF1
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 Clearwater Beach (in MHHW)
Action stage2.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)2.74Dec 17, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage4.02Aug 30, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage6.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

6 crests from 1993 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tide Gauge at Clearwater Beach (in MHHW), 1993 to 2023 23456ft Flood stage 2.7 ftMajor 6.0 ft Mar 13, 1993: 4.00 ft, moderate floodingOct 8, 1996: 3.12 ft, minor floodingJan 3, 1999: 3.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 2020: 3.68 ft, minor floodingAug 30, 2023: 4.05 ft, moderate floodingDec 17, 2023: 3.43 ft, minor flooding Highest, 4.05 ft, Aug 30, 2023 200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tide Gauge at Clearwater Beach (in MHHW) 1990s: 3 3 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 3 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 Clearwater Beach (in MHHW)
1Aug 30, 20234.05+1.35Moderate—
2Mar 13, 19934.00+1.30Moderate—
3Feb 6, 20203.68+0.98Minor—
4Dec 17, 20233.43+0.73Minor—
5Jan 3, 19993.30+0.60Minor—
6Oct 8, 19963.12+0.42Minor—

Other gauges in Pinellas County

Flood gauges in Pinellas County
Tide Gauge at St. Petersburg (in MHHW)2.76.31 ft, Sep 27, 20241

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CWBF1, 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.