Tide Gauge at McKay Bay Entrance (in MHHW)

Highest listed crest 4.31 ftFlood stage 2.7 ft1 crests since 1996

The Tide Gauge at McKay Bay Entrance (in MHHW) crested above flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1996 to 1996. The highest, 4.31 ft on October 8, 1996, was minor flooding, 1.61 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 4.31 ft; October 8, 1996
Flood stage: 2.7 ft; Major flooding from 7.3 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: October 8, 1996; 4.31 ft, minor flooding
Location: Hillsborough County; Near Tampa (5.2 mi), Temple Terrace (9.4 mi)
Identifiers: NWS MCYF1; 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 McKay Bay Entrance (in MHHW)

Action stage	2.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	2.7	1	Oct 8, 1996	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	5.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	7.3	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 1996 to 1996. 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 McKay Bay Entrance (in MHHW)

1	Oct 8, 1996	4.31	+1.61	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 East Bay (In MHHW)	2.7	7.20 ft, Sep 27, 2024	1
Tide Gauge at Gibsonton (in MHHW)	2.0	7.21 ft, Sep 27, 2024	2
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 MCYF1, 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.