Orange Creek at Orange Springs, FL
River level and flood forecast · Marion County
No current readingas of Sun 7 PM
The National Weather Service has no current reading for this gauge, so its flood status isn't known right now.
Flow: 90 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 27.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 26.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 25.5 ft |
| Action stage | 24 ft |
| Record crest (October 20, 1941) | 29.32 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 27.5 ftExtensive inundation of structures and roads in the area. Evacuations of people or transfer of property to higher ground is likely.
- 26.5 ftSome inundation of structures and roads in the area can be expected. Evacuations of people or property to higher ground is possible.
- 25.5 ftLow lying roads...boat ramps...docks and campgrounds in the area may begin to flood.
- 24 ftShould water levels continue rising preparations to protect property should begin.
Highest crests on record
- 29.32 ft — October 20, 1941
- 28.79 ft — September 11, 2017
- 28.58 ft — September 13, 1964
- 28.1 ft — February 23, 1998
- 27.73 ft — November 16, 1941
Recent crests: 25.65 ft (October 10, 2024) · 25.78 ft (September 20, 2021) · 25.53 ft (August 4, 2021) · 25.8 ft (January 28, 2019) · 25.63 ft (January 5, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ONGF1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.