Blackwater River (AL) near Baker, FL
River level and flood forecast · Okaloosa County
The river is 6.3 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Forecast to rise to 5.8 ft Mon 1 AM, below the 11 ft flood stage.
Flow: 820 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Oct 11, 8:31 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 24 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (September 29, 1998) | 25.68 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 24 ftHighway 4 bridge is closed.
- 23 ftWater reaches eaves of buildings in Cotton Bridge Park.
- 16 ftSome residential flooding occurs downstream from the Highway 4 bridge.
- 14.5 ftFlooding of Cotton Bridge Park in Baker begins.
- 11 ftMinor flooding of secondary roads and lowlands from the Highway 4 Bridge downstream.
- 9.5 ftKennedy and Peaden Bridges are flooded upstream of Highway 4 bridge.
Highest crests on record
- 25.68 ft — September 29, 1998
- 25.61 ft — June 4, 1990
- 25 ft — October 6, 1995
- 24.99 ft — March 17, 1990
- 24.55 ft — September 17, 2020
Recent crests: 16.29 ft (June 20, 2026) · 11.95 ft (April 18, 2022) · 13.72 ft (October 7, 2021) · 12.64 ft (April 25, 2021) · 24.55 ft (September 17, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BAKF1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.