Tide Gauge at Port Manatee (in MHHW)

Highest listed crest 6.04 ftFlood stage 2.0 ft4 crests since 2016

The Tide Gauge at Port Manatee (in MHHW) crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2016 to 2024. The highest, 6.04 ft on September 27, 2024, was major flooding, 4.04 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 6.04 ft; September 27, 2024
Flood stage: 2.0 ft; Major flooding from 4.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 107th of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest: September 27, 2024; 6.04 ft, major flooding
Location: Manatee County; Near Palmetto (7.8 mi), St. Petersburg (10.0 mi), Bradenton (10.2 mi)
Identifiers: NWS PMAF1; 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 Port Manatee (in MHHW)

Action stage	1.5	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	2.0	1	Sep 2, 2016	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	3.0	2	Dec 17, 2023	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	4.0	1	Sep 27, 2024	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2016 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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 Port Manatee (in MHHW)

1	Sep 27, 2024	6.04	+4.04	Major	—
2	Aug 30, 2023	3.62	+1.62	Moderate	—
3	Dec 17, 2023	3.06	+1.06	Moderate	—
4	Sep 2, 2016	2.34	+0.34	Minor	—

Other gauges in Manatee County

Flood gauges in Manatee County

Manatee Dam	41.0	42.42 ft, Jun 22, 2003	0
Rye Bridge	11.0	20.12 ft, Aug 5, 2024	8
Myakka Head at SR 64	11.0	20.85 ft, Jun 21, 2003	10

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PMAF1, 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.