Cedar River at San Juan Ave Jacksonville, FL

River level and flood forecast · Duval County

Normal0.1 ftas of Mon 4 PM

The river is 1.4 ft below flood stage (1.5 ft).

Flow: 163 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-10123TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 1 ftFlood 1.5 ftModerate 2 ftMajor 3 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage3 ft
Moderate flood stage2 ft
Flood stage1.5 ft
Action stage1 ft
Record crest (September 11, 2017)5.66 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 1.3 ftSan Juan Avenue boat ramp, picnic pavilion and parking lot floods. Docks, yards and low lying property along Lake Shore Blvd, Hyde Park Circle and Cedar Hills Estates begin to flood.

Highest crests on record

  1. 5.66 ft — September 11, 2017
  2. 5.48 ft — September 11, 2017
  3. 3.9 ft — September 26, 2004
  4. 3.73 ft — November 10, 2022
  5. 3.57 ft — August 22, 2008

Recent crests: 1.6 ft (September 28, 2026) · 1.63 ft (September 27, 2026) · 1.66 ft (September 27, 2026) · 1.66 ft (September 26, 2026) · 1.58 ft (September 26, 2026)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (JAKF1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.