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Tide Gauge at St. Petersburg (in MHHW)

Highest listed crest 6.31 ftFlood stage 2.7 ft8 crests since 1950

The Tide Gauge at St. Petersburg (in MHHW) crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2024. The highest, 6.31 ft on September 27, 2024, was major flooding, 3.61 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
6.31 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
6.31 ft, major flooding
Location
Pinellas County
Near St. Petersburg (1.1 mi), Gulfport (5.2 mi), Pinellas Park (8.5 mi)
Identifiers
NWS SAPF1
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 St. Petersburg (in MHHW)
Action stage2.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)2.76Dec 17, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage4.01Aug 31, 2005Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage6.01Sep 27, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 1950 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tide Gauge at St. Petersburg (in MHHW), 1950 to 2024 234567ft Flood stage 2.7 ftMajor 6.0 ft Sep 5, 1950: 2.77 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 1972: 3.17 ft, minor floodingJun 18, 1982: 3.52 ft, minor floodingOct 8, 1996: 3.58 ft, minor floodingAug 31, 2005: 4.00 ft, moderate floodingAug 30, 2023: 3.86 ft, minor floodingDec 17, 2023: 3.23 ft, minor floodingSep 27, 2024: 6.31 ft, major flooding Highest, 6.31 ft, Sep 27, 2024 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tide Gauge at St. Petersburg (in MHHW) 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 2020s: 3 3 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 St. Petersburg (in MHHW)
1Sep 27, 20246.31+3.61Major—
2Aug 31, 20054.00+1.30Moderate—
3Aug 30, 20233.86+1.16Minor—
4Oct 8, 19963.58+0.88Minor—
5Jun 18, 19823.52+0.82Minor—
6Dec 17, 20233.23+0.53Minor—
7Jun 19, 19723.17+0.47Minor—
8Sep 5, 19502.77+0.07Minor—

Other gauges in Pinellas County

Flood gauges in Pinellas County
Tide Gauge at Clearwater Beach (in MHHW)2.74.05 ft, Aug 30, 20230

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SAPF1, 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.