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Tide Station near Spring Creek Boat Ramp (In MHHW)

Highest listed crest 8.76 ftFlood stage 2.0 ft20 crests since 2008

The Tide Station near Spring Creek Boat Ramp (In MHHW) crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 20 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2008 to 2024. The highest, 8.76 ft on October 10, 2018, was major flooding, 6.76 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.76 ft
October 10, 2018
Flood stage
2.0 ft
Major flooding from 6.0 ft
Crests at major
1
107th of 237 gauges in Florida
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2024
3.69 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wakulla County
Florida

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Tide Station near Spring Creek Boat Ramp (In MHHW)
Action stage1.01Jan 3, 2022The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)2.017Sep 27, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage4.01Sep 1, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage6.01Oct 10, 2018Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

20 crests from 2008 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tide Station near Spring Creek Boat Ramp (In MHHW), 2008 to 2024 0246810ft Flood stage 2.0 ftMajor 6.0 ft Aug 23, 2008: 2.32 ft, minor floodingSep 1, 2008: 3.66 ft, minor floodingMar 28, 2009: 2.25 ft, minor floodingSep 17, 2009: 2.34 ft, minor floodingNov 10, 2009: 2.37 ft, minor floodingOct 27, 2015: 2.56 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 2016: 2.37 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 2016: 2.71 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 2016: 3.26 ft, minor floodingSep 1, 2016: 5.90 ft, moderate floodingOct 8, 2017: 3.10 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 2018: 3.22 ft, minor floodingOct 10, 2018: 8.76 ft, major floodingDec 21, 2018: 2.07 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 2020: 3.40 ft, minor floodingAug 16, 2021: 2.31 ft, minor floodingJan 3, 2022: 1.77 ft, action stageAug 30, 2023: 3.95 ft, minor floodingJan 9, 2024: 2.02 ft, minor floodingSep 27, 2024: 3.69 ft, minor flooding Highest, 8.76 ft, Oct 10, 2018 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tide Station near Spring Creek Boat Ramp (In MHHW) 2000s: 5 2010s: 9 9 2020s: 5 2000s2010s2020s
  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 near Spring Creek Boat Ramp (In MHHW)
1Oct 10, 20188.76+6.76Major—
2Sep 1, 20165.90+3.90Moderate—
3Aug 30, 20233.95+1.95Minor—
4Sep 27, 20243.69+1.69Minor—
5Sep 1, 20083.66+1.66Minor—
6Sep 16, 20203.40+1.40Minor—
7Jun 6, 20163.26+1.26Minor—
8May 28, 20183.22+1.22Minor—
9Oct 8, 20173.10+1.10Minor—
10Feb 24, 20162.71+0.71Minor—
11Oct 27, 20152.56+0.56Minor—
12Nov 10, 20092.37+0.37Minor—
13Jan 15, 20162.37+0.37Minor—
14Sep 17, 20092.34+0.34Minor—
15Aug 23, 20082.32+0.32Minor—
16Aug 16, 20212.31+0.31Minor—
17Mar 28, 20092.25+0.25Minor—
18Dec 21, 20182.07+0.07Minor—
19Jan 9, 20242.02+0.02Minor—
20Jan 3, 20221.77−0.23Action—

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 Shell Point Canal (In MHHW)3.28.28 ft, Oct 10, 20183
Tide Station at Spring Creek Boat Ramp (in MHHW)2.06.88 ft, Sep 27, 20241

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SBIF1, 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.