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Alafia River (FL) at Lithia Pinecrest Road at Lithia, FL (LITF1)

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Inundation Levels
NAVD88 Stage

36.030.0
35.029.0
Record Crest: 28.5 ft
34.028.0
33.027.0
32.026.0
31.025.0
30.024.0
29.023.0
28.022.0
27.021.0
26.020.0
Major Flooding Begins

25.019.0
24.018.0
23.017.0
Moderate Flooding Begins


Minor Flooding Begins


Near Flooding Begins


Below Flooding Begins

* = Extended rating
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2.8 ft at 04/19/2024 10:00:00 UTC
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 19
Moderate Flood Stage: 16
Flood Stage: 13
Action Stage: 11
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 28.50 ft on 09/07/1933
(2) 23.98 ft on 09/12/1960
(3) 23.24 ft on 09/20/1947
(4) 22.83 ft on 07/31/1960
(5) 22.79 ft on 09/12/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 18.40 ft on 09/30/2022
(2) 18.40 ft on 09/30/2022
(3) 15.54 ft on 11/14/2020 (P)
(4) 13.86 ft on 09/30/2020 (P)
(5) 14.24 ft on 09/04/2020 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.95 ft on 06/06/1945

Graphical representation of flood inundation for NWS flood categories are based on steady state hydraulic modeling of water surface elevations for incremented discharges. Map shows approximate inundation areas for given water surface elevations and should not be used for navigation or permitting or other legal purposes, but strictly as a planning reference tool.
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29.5 Height of the County Road 640 roadbed.
27 Water covers County Road 640 Lithia area.
15 Additional residences downstream of County Road 640 bridge begin flooding.
13 River Drive and Squirrel Run Way downstream of County Road 640 are completely covered by water. One home begins to flood.
12 Water begins to affect River Drive and Squirrel Run Way downstream of County Road 640.
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Graphical representation of flood inundation for NWS flood categories are based on steady state hydraulic modeling of water surface elevations for incremented discharges. Map shows approximate inundation areas for given water surface elevations and should not be used for navigation or permitting or other legal purposes, but strictly as a planning reference tool.