Withlacoochee River near Lee (in NAVD88)
Highest listed crest 64.33 ftFlood stage 50.0 ft10 crests since 2003
The Withlacoochee River near Lee (in NAVD88) crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2003 to 2024. The highest, 64.33 ft on April 10, 2009, was major flooding, 14.33 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Withlacoochee River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 64.33 ft
- April 10, 2009; 53,500 cubic feet per second
- Flood stage
- 50.0 ft
- Major flooding from 58.0 ft
- Crests at major
- 1
- 107th of 237 gauges in Florida
- Most recent flood crest
- December 24, 2018
- 53.58 ft, minor flooding
Flood stages
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
| Action stage | 44.0 | 3 | Aug 12, 2024 |
| Flood stage (minor) | 50.0 | 2 | Dec 24, 2018 |
| Moderate flood stage | 54.0 | 3 | Apr 28, 2014 |
| Major flood stage | 58.0 | 1 | Apr 10, 2009 |
Every listed crest
10 crests from 2003 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
| 1 | Apr 10, 2009 | 64.33 | +14.33 | Major |
| 2 | Apr 28, 2014 | 57.45 | +7.45 | Moderate |
| 3 | Mar 5, 2013 | 57.16 | +7.16 | Moderate |
| 4 | Mar 16, 2003 | 55.46 | +5.46 | Moderate |
| 5 | Dec 24, 2018 | 53.58 | +3.58 | Minor |
| 6 | Apr 9, 2016 | 51.82 | +1.82 | Minor |
| 7 | Dec 11, 2018 | 49.75 | −0.25 | Action |
| 8 | Aug 12, 2024 | 49.12 | −0.88 | Action |
| 9 | Jan 30, 2010 | 46.61 | −3.39 | Action |
| 10 | Jan 31, 2017 | 43.81 | −6.19 | Below flood stage |
The worst floods along the Withlacoochee River
For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Withlacoochee River that crested above flood stage within a week.
April 10, 2009: 64.33 ft here, major flooding
- Valdosta (Skipper Bridge Rd)GA · Apr 4, 2009 · 145.90 ft · Major
- Quitman (US 84)GA · Apr 5, 2009 · 118.17 ft · Major · its highest
- Pinetta - CR 150 (in NAVD88)FL · Apr 8, 2009 · 87.84 ft · Major · its highest
- Madison (SR 6)FL · Apr 7, 2009 · 75.35 ft · Major · its highest
April 28, 2014: 57.45 ft here, moderate flooding
- Valdosta (Skipper Bridge Rd)GA · Apr 21, 2014 · 137.63 ft · Minor
- Valdosta at US 41GA · Apr 21, 2014 · 126.76 ft · Minor
- Quitman (US 84)GA · Apr 24, 2014 · 107.34 ft · Minor
- Pinetta - CR 150 (in NAVD88)FL · Apr 25, 2014 · 75.94 ft · Minor
- Madison (SR 6)FL · Apr 26, 2014 · 64.77 ft · Minor
March 5, 2013: 57.16 ft here, moderate flooding
- Quitman (US 84)GA · Mar 1, 2013 · 114.98 ft · Major
- Pinetta - CR 150 (in NAVD88)FL · Mar 3, 2013 · 83.80 ft · Major
- Madison (SR 6)FL · Mar 4, 2013 · 71.22 ft · Major
- Valdosta (Skipper Bridge Rd)GA · Feb 27, 2013 · 142.43 ft · Moderate
- Valdosta at US 41GA · Feb 28, 2013 · 132.50 ft · Minor
Gauges on the Withlacoochee River
Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.
| Valdosta (Skipper Bridge Rd) | GA | 153.30 ft, Apr 4, 1948 | 3 |
| Valdosta at US 41 | GA | 138.30 ft, Feb 12, 1986 | 1 |
| Quitman (US 84) | GA | 118.17 ft, Apr 5, 2009 | 7 |
| Pinetta - CR 150 (in NAVD88) | FL | 87.84 ft, Apr 8, 2009 | 5 |
| Madison (SR 6) | FL | 75.35 ft, Apr 7, 2009 | 4 |
| Lee (in NAVD88) this gauge | FL | 64.33 ft, Apr 10, 2009 | 1 |
Other gauges in Hamilton County
| Jennings (in NAVD88) | 93.30 ft, Apr 8, 2009 | 7 |
| Nobles Ferry (in NAVD88) | 65.41 ft, Apr 10, 2009 | 0 |
| Benton (in NAVD88) | 101.93 ft, Apr 6, 1973 | 9 |
| Madison (SR 6) | 75.35 ft, Apr 7, 2009 | 4 |
Hamilton County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Florida
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WTHF1, 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.