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Tide Gauge at Fort Myers (in MHHW)

Highest listed crest 7.26 ftFlood stage 2.0 ft14 crests since 1974

The Tide Gauge at Fort Myers (in MHHW) crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1974 to 2024. The highest, 7.26 ft on September 28, 2022, was major flooding, 5.26 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.26 ft
September 28, 2022
Flood stage
2.0 ft
Major flooding from 5.0 ft
Crests at major
2
83rd of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest
October 10, 2024
5.26 ft, major flooding
Location
Lee County
Near Fort Myers (3.2 mi), Cape Coral (7.8 mi)
Identifiers
NWS FMRF1
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 Fort Myers (in MHHW)
Flood stage (minor)2.011Aug 5, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage3.51Sep 11, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage5.02Oct 10, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

14 crests from 1974 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tide Gauge at Fort Myers (in MHHW), 1974 to 2024 2468ft Flood stage 2.0 ftMajor 5.0 ft Jun 25, 1974: 3.06 ft, minor floodingJun 18, 1982: 3.29 ft, minor floodingAug 31, 1985: 2.78 ft, minor floodingNov 1, 1985: 2.62 ft, minor floodingNov 23, 1988: 3.40 ft, minor floodingOct 8, 1996: 2.69 ft, minor floodingSep 14, 2001: 3.31 ft, minor floodingAug 13, 2004: 2.85 ft, minor floodingSep 11, 2007: 3.05 ft, minor floodingSep 11, 2017: 4.38 ft, moderate floodingSep 28, 2022: 7.26 ft, major floodingDec 17, 2023: 2.86 ft, minor floodingAug 5, 2024: 3.27 ft, minor floodingOct 10, 2024: 5.26 ft, major flooding Highest, 7.26 ft, Sep 28, 2022 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tide Gauge at Fort Myers (in MHHW) 1970s: 1 1980s: 4 4 1990s: 1 2000s: 3 2010s: 1 2020s: 4 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 Fort Myers (in MHHW)
1Sep 28, 20227.26+5.26Major—
2Oct 10, 20245.26+3.26Major—
3Sep 11, 20174.38+2.38Moderate—
4Nov 23, 19883.40+1.40Minor—
5Sep 14, 20013.31+1.31Minor—
6Jun 18, 19823.29+1.29Minor—
7Aug 5, 20243.27+1.27Minor—
8Jun 25, 19743.06+1.06Minor—
9Sep 11, 20073.05+1.05Minor—
10Dec 17, 20232.86+0.86Minor—
11Aug 13, 20042.85+0.85Minor—
12Aug 31, 19852.78+0.78Minor—
13Oct 8, 19962.69+0.69Minor—
14Nov 1, 19852.62+0.62Minor—

Other gauges in Lee County

Flood gauges in Lee County
Bonita Springs11.015.32 ft, Sep 12, 20171

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FMRF1, 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.