Hillsborough River near Zephyrhills at State Park, FL
River level and flood forecast · Hillsborough County
Normal4.7 ftas of Mon 4 PM
The river is 5.3 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 707 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Thu, Oct 8, 10:09 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 14 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (October 11, 2024) | 17.14 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13.4 ftStreets in Crystal Springs flood and homes are isolated, but no flooding into homes occurs.
- 11 ftHillsborough River State Park may be closed. Lowland flooding occurs at the mobile home park near Branchton on State Road 579.
- 8 ftSome State Park operations are suspended.
Highest crests on record
- 17.14 ft — October 11, 2024
- 15.33 ft — March 18, 1960
- 14.68 ft — September 12, 1960
- 14.26 ft — September 12, 2017
- 14.22 ft — December 28, 1997
Recent crests: 17.14 ft (October 11, 2024) · 13.54 ft (August 6, 2024) · 10.59 ft (August 16, 2019) · 10.89 ft (August 14, 2019) · 14.26 ft (September 12, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamHillsborough River at Morris Bridge, FL
- Hillsborough River at Fowler Avenue, FL
- Cypress Creek at SR 54 Worthington Gardens, FL
- Alafia River at Lithia Pinecrest Road at Lithia, FL
- Alafia River at US 301 Riverview, FL
- Withlacoochee River at US 301 Trilby, FL
- Banana-Hancock Canal Near Highland City, FL
- Brooker Creek Near Lake Fern, FL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ZPHF1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.