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Tide Station at Shell Point Canal (In MHHW)

Highest listed crest 8.28 ftFlood stage 3.2 ft12 crests since 2015

The Tide Station at Shell Point Canal (In MHHW) crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2024. The highest, 8.28 ft on October 10, 2018, was major flooding, 5.08 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.28 ft
October 10, 2018
Flood stage
3.2 ft
Major flooding from 6.0 ft
Crests at major
3
63rd of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
6.77 ft, major flooding
Location
Wakulla County
Florida
Identifiers
NWS SHPF1
Out of service

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Tide Station at Shell Point Canal (In MHHW)
Action stage1.77Aug 4, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)3.21May 28, 2018Minimal 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 stage6.03Sep 27, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

12 crests from 2015 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tide Station at Shell Point Canal (In MHHW), 2015 to 2024 246810ft Flood stage 3.2 ftMajor 6.0 ft Oct 27, 2015: 2.52 ft, action stageJan 15, 2016: 2.20 ft, action stageJun 6, 2016: 3.00 ft, action stageSep 1, 2016: 6.01 ft, major floodingOct 8, 2017: 3.13 ft, action stageMay 28, 2018: 3.20 ft, minor floodingOct 10, 2018: 8.28 ft, major floodingAug 16, 2021: 2.41 ft, action stageJan 3, 2022: 2.14 ft, action stageAug 30, 2023: 4.32 ft, moderate floodingAug 4, 2024: 2.58 ft, action stageSep 27, 2024: 6.77 ft, major flooding Highest, 8.28 ft, Oct 10, 2018 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tide Station at Shell Point Canal (In MHHW) 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 2 2010s2020s
  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 Station at Shell Point Canal (In MHHW)
1Oct 10, 20188.28+5.08Major—
2Sep 27, 20246.77+3.57Major—
3Sep 1, 20166.01+2.81Major—
4Aug 30, 20234.32+1.12Moderate—
5May 28, 20183.200.00Minor—
6Oct 8, 20173.13−0.07Action—
7Jun 6, 20163.00−0.20Action—
8Aug 4, 20242.58−0.62Action—
9Oct 27, 20152.52−0.68Action—
10Aug 16, 20212.41−0.79Action—
11Jan 15, 20162.20−1.00Action—
12Jan 3, 20222.14−1.06Action—

Other gauges in Wakulla County

Flood gauges in Wakulla County
Arran26.029.27 ft, Sep 23, 20000
Crawfordville16.516.60 ft, Dec 25, 20140
Curtis Mill, US-319 (In NAVD88)6.07.92 ft, Oct 10, 20180
Ochlockonee River State Park (in MHHW)2.04.88 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Smith Creek (CR 366)17.029.75 ft, Sep 25, 19691
Sopchoppy River Entrance in Ochlockonee Bay (in MHHW)2.03.28 ft, Oct 17, 20240
Sopchoppy (FR 343)28.036.80 ft, Jun 26, 20123
US-98 (in NAVD88)4.55.52 ft, Sep 27, 20240
Rivers Edge Road (in MHHW)2.04.85 ft, Sep 27, 20240
St. Marks (in MHHW)2.08.01 ft, Oct 10, 20181
Newport on Old Magnolia Rd (in stage datum)8.013.88 ft, Aug 25, 20083
Tide Station at Spring Creek Boat Ramp (in MHHW)2.06.88 ft, Sep 27, 20241
Tide Station near Spring Creek Boat Ramp (In MHHW)2.08.76 ft, Oct 10, 20181

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SHPF1, 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.