Fisheating Creek near Lakeport at Highway 78, FL

River level and flood forecast · Glades County

Normal13.6 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM

The river is 3.4 ft below flood stage (17 ft).

Flow: 29 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

1214161820TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 16 ftFlood 17 ftModerate 18 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 stage23 ft
Moderate flood stage18 ft
Flood stage17 ft
Action stage16 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 23 ftState housing begins to flood.
  • 21 ftUSGS gage maximum operational limit reached.
  • 19.5 ftFWC dock fence begins to flood.
  • 19 ftFWC dock is flooded.
  • 18 ftFWC Shop begins to flood.
  • 17 ftBanana Grove Road begins to flood.

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FCKF1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.