Hillsborough River at Morris Bridge, FL
River level and flood forecast · Hillsborough County
Normal28.5 ftas of Mon 4:45 PM
The river is 3.5 ft below flood stage (32 ft).
Flow: 893 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 36 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 34 ft |
| Flood stage | 32 ft |
| Action stage | 30.5 ft |
| Record crest (September 14, 2017) | 34.66 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 35 ftPortions of Morris Bridge road about 3/4 of a mile south of the bridge begin to flood.
- 32 ftFlooding begins at a trailer park downstream from Morris Bridge and just upstream from the northern end of the Tampa Bypass canal.
Highest crests on record
- 34.66 ft — September 14, 2017
- 34.38 ft — September 8, 2004
- 34.27 ft — December 15, 1997
- 34.15 ft — September 9, 1988
- 33.92 ft — December 29, 1997
Recent crests: 32 ft (August 8, 2024) · 34.66 ft (September 14, 2017) · 32.47 ft (August 5, 2015) · 32.45 ft (September 30, 2004) · 34.38 ft (September 8, 2004)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamHillsborough River near Zephyrhills at State Park, FL
- DownstreamHillsborough River at Fowler Avenue, FL
- Cypress Creek at SR 54 Worthington Gardens, FL
- Alafia River at US 301 Riverview, FL
- Alafia River at Lithia Pinecrest Road at Lithia, FL
- Brooker Creek Near Lake Fern, FL
- Anclote River near Elfers at Little Road, FL
- South Branch Brooker Creek Near Oldsmar, FL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MORF1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.