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Tide Gauge at Old Port Tampa (in MHHW)

Highest listed crest 6.86 ftFlood stage 2.7 ft4 crests since 1996

The Tide Gauge at Old Port Tampa (in MHHW) crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1996 to 2024. The highest, 6.86 ft on September 27, 2024, was major flooding, 4.16 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
6.86 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
6.86 ft, major flooding
Location
Hillsborough County
Near St. Petersburg (8.2 mi), Pinellas Park (8.9 mi), Tampa (9.3 mi)
Identifiers
NWS OPTF1
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 Old Port Tampa (in MHHW)
Action stage2.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)2.72Dec 17, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage4.01Aug 30, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage6.01Sep 27, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 1996 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tide Gauge at Old Port Tampa (in MHHW), 1996 to 2024 234567ft Flood stage 2.7 ftMajor 6.0 ft Oct 8, 1996: 3.60 ft, minor floodingAug 30, 2023: 4.21 ft, moderate floodingDec 17, 2023: 3.43 ft, minor floodingSep 27, 2024: 6.86 ft, major flooding Highest, 6.86 ft, Sep 27, 2024 200020052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tide Gauge at Old Port Tampa (in MHHW) 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 3 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 Old Port Tampa (in MHHW)
1Sep 27, 20246.86+4.16Major—
2Aug 30, 20234.21+1.51Moderate—
3Oct 8, 19963.60+0.90Minor—
4Dec 17, 20233.43+0.73Minor—

Other gauges in Hillsborough County

Flood gauges in Hillsborough County
Lithia Pinecrest Road at Lithia13.028.50 ft, Sep 7, 193322
US 301 Riverview4.29.37 ft, Sep 27, 20245
Fowler Avenue29.034.67 ft, Sep 9, 19331
Morris Bridge32.034.66 ft, Sep 14, 20170
Zephyrhills at State Park10.017.14 ft, Oct 11, 20245
Wimauma at US 30111.020.14 ft, Sep 8, 198817
Tide Gauge at East Bay (In MHHW)2.77.20 ft, Sep 27, 20241
Tide Gauge at Gibsonton (in MHHW)2.07.21 ft, Sep 27, 20242
Tide Gauge at McKay Bay Entrance (in MHHW)2.74.31 ft, Oct 8, 19960

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OPTF1, 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.