Tide Gauge at East Bay (In MHHW)

Highest listed crest 7.20 ftFlood stage 2.7 ft3 crests since 2023

The Tide Gauge at East Bay (In MHHW) crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2023 to 2024. The highest, 7.20 ft on September 27, 2024, was major flooding, 4.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 7.20 ft; September 27, 2024
Flood stage: 2.7 ft; Major flooding from 6.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 107th of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest: September 27, 2024; 7.20 ft, major flooding
Location: Hillsborough County; Near Tampa (4.8 mi), Temple Terrace (8.7 mi)
Identifiers: NWS EBEF1; 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 East Bay (In MHHW)

Flood stage (minor)	2.7	1	Dec 17, 2023	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	4.0	1	Aug 30, 2023	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	6.0	1	Sep 27, 2024	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2023 to 2024. 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, Tide Gauge at East Bay (In MHHW)

1	Sep 27, 2024	7.20	+4.50	Major	—
2	Aug 30, 2023	4.56	+1.86	Moderate	—
3	Dec 17, 2023	3.60	+0.90	Minor	—

Other gauges in Hillsborough County

Flood gauges in Hillsborough County

Lithia Pinecrest Road at Lithia	13.0	28.50 ft, Sep 7, 1933	22
US 301 Riverview	4.2	9.37 ft, Sep 27, 2024	5
Fowler Avenue	29.0	34.67 ft, Sep 9, 1933	1
Morris Bridge	32.0	34.66 ft, Sep 14, 2017	0
Zephyrhills at State Park	10.0	17.14 ft, Oct 11, 2024	5
Wimauma at US 301	11.0	20.14 ft, Sep 8, 1988	17
Tide Gauge at Gibsonton (in MHHW)	2.0	7.21 ft, Sep 27, 2024	2
Tide Gauge at McKay Bay Entrance (in MHHW)	2.7	4.31 ft, Oct 8, 1996	0
Tide Gauge at Old Port Tampa (in MHHW)	2.7	6.86 ft, Sep 27, 2024	1

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EBEF1, 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.