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Tide Gauge on the Waccasassa River near Gulf Hammock (In MHHW)

Highest listed crest 4.90 ftFlood stage 3.0 ft2 crests since 2023

The Tide Gauge on the Waccasassa River near Gulf Hammock (In MHHW) crested above flood stage 2 times among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2023 to 2024. The highest, 4.90 ft on August 30, 2023, was moderate flooding, 1.90 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
4.90 ft
August 30, 2023
Flood stage
3.0 ft
Major flooding from 5.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 5, 2024
4.07 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Levy County
Florida
Identifiers
NWS GULF1
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 on the Waccasassa River near Gulf Hammock (In MHHW)
Action stage2.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)3.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage4.02Aug 5, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage5.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2023 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tide Gauge on the Waccasassa River near Gulf Hammock (In MHHW), 2023 to 2024 33.544.55ft Flood stage 3.0 ftMajor 5.0 ft Aug 30, 2023: 4.90 ft, moderate floodingAug 5, 2024: 4.07 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 4.90 ft, Aug 30, 2023 20252030
  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 on the Waccasassa River near Gulf Hammock (In MHHW)
1Aug 30, 20234.90+1.90Moderate—
2Aug 5, 20244.07+1.07Moderate—

Other gauges in Levy County

Flood gauges in Levy County
Fowlers Bluff (in NAVD88)5.010.90 ft, Apr 14, 19481
Manatee Springs (in NAVD88)7.016.00 ft, Apr 14, 19483
Manatee Springs - Source (in NAVD88)7.016.00 ft, Apr 14, 19483
Wilcox - US 19 (in NAVD88)10.021.13 ft, Apr 14, 19481
Tide Gauge at Cedar Key (in MHHW)2.26.84 ft, Aug 30, 20231
Tide Gauge at Yankeetown (in MHHW)2.55.48 ft, Aug 30, 20231

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GULF1, 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.