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Manatee River (FL) at Rye Bridge Stage (ft)Observed: 1.21 ft at 9:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.24 ft at 9:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.32 ft at 9:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 10:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.49 ft at 10:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.57 ft at 10:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.64 ft at 10:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.72 ft at 11:00AM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.79 ft at 11:15AM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.86 ft at 11:30AM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.94 ft at 11:45AM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.02 ft at 12:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 12:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.19 ft at 12:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.28 ft at 12:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 1:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.45 ft at 1:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.53 ft at 1:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.62 ft at 1:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.69 ft at 2:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.78 ft at 2:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.86 ft at 2:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.93 ft at 2:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.99 ft at 3:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 3.05 ft at 3:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 3.13 ft at 3:45PM May 16, 2022Highest Observation: 3.14 ft at 4:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 3.02 ft at 4:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.94 ft at 4:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.84 ft at 5:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.77 ft at 5:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.69 ft at 5:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.62 ft at 5:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.54 ft at 6:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.48 ft at 6:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.41 ft at 6:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.33 ft at 6:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.26 ft at 7:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.18 ft at 7:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.1 ft at 7:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 2.03 ft at 7:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.95 ft at 8:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.88 ft at 8:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.8 ft at 8:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.72 ft at 8:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.64 ft at 9:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.55 ft at 9:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.46 ft at 9:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.29 ft at 10:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.2 ft at 10:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.12 ft at 10:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 1.04 ft at 10:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 0.96 ft at 11:00PM May 16, 2022Observed: 0.88 ft at 11:15PM May 16, 2022Observed: 0.8 ft at 11:30PM May 16, 2022Observed: 0.72 ft at 11:45PM May 16, 2022Observed: 0.65 ft at 12:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 0.58 ft at 12:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 0.52 ft at 12:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 0.46 ft at 12:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 0.43 ft at 1:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 0.51 ft at 1:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 0.62 ft at 1:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 0.68 ft at 1:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 0.74 ft at 2:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 0.8 ft at 2:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 0.86 ft at 2:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 0.93 ft at 2:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.01 ft at 3:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.08 ft at 3:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.16 ft at 3:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.24 ft at 3:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.32 ft at 4:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 4:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.48 ft at 4:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.55 ft at 4:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.62 ft at 5:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.68 ft at 5:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.78 ft at 5:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.82 ft at 6:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.85 ft at 6:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.85 ft at 6:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.82 ft at 6:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.76 ft at 7:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.7 ft at 7:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.64 ft at 7:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.58 ft at 7:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.52 ft at 8:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.46 ft at 8:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.42 ft at 8:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 8:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 9:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.37 ft at 9:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 9:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 10:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.46 ft at 10:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.54 ft at 10:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.62 ft at 10:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.69 ft at 11:00AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.76 ft at 11:15AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.83 ft at 11:30AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.9 ft at 11:45AM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.04 ft at 12:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.11 ft at 12:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.2 ft at 12:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.27 ft at 1:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.36 ft at 1:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.44 ft at 1:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.52 ft at 1:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.59 ft at 2:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.67 ft at 2:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.74 ft at 2:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.82 ft at 2:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.89 ft at 3:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.95 ft at 3:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 3.01 ft at 3:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 3.06 ft at 3:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 3.1 ft at 4:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 3.03 ft at 4:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.96 ft at 5:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.88 ft at 5:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.8 ft at 5:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.72 ft at 5:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.65 ft at 6:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.58 ft at 6:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.52 ft at 6:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.45 ft at 6:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.38 ft at 7:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.3 ft at 7:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.23 ft at 7:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.16 ft at 7:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.08 ft at 8:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 2.01 ft at 8:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.93 ft at 8:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.85 ft at 8:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.77 ft at 9:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.69 ft at 9:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.62 ft at 9:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.52 ft at 9:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.44 ft at 10:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.35 ft at 10:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.27 ft at 10:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.18 ft at 10:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.1 ft at 11:00PM May 17, 2022Observed: 1.02 ft at 11:15PM May 17, 2022Observed: 0.93 ft at 11:30PM May 17, 2022Observed: 0.86 ft at 11:45PM May 17, 2022Observed: 0.78 ft at 12:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.7 ft at 12:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.63 ft at 12:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.56 ft at 12:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.49 ft at 1:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.42 ft at 1:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.36 ft at 1:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.3 ft at 1:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.25 ft at 2:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.25 ft at 2:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.34 ft at 2:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.44 ft at 2:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.49 ft at 3:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.54 ft at 3:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.59 ft at 3:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.65 ft at 3:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.7 ft at 4:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.77 ft at 4:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.83 ft at 4:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.89 ft at 4:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 0.96 ft at 5:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1.03 ft at 5:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1.1 ft at 5:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1.16 ft at 5:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1.22 ft at 6:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1.29 ft at 6:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1.34 ft at 6:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1.4 ft at 6:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1.44 ft at 7:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1.47 ft at 7:15AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1.48 ft at 7:30AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1.47 ft at 7:45AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1.43 ft at 8:00AM May 18, 2022Observed: 1.38 ft at 8:15AM May 18, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesRYEF1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (9:08AM May 18, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 1.38 ft at 8:15 AM EDT 18-May-2022. Flood Stage is 11 ft
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Manatee River (FL) at Rye Bridge are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 15
Moderate Flood Stage: 12.8
Flood Stage: 11
Action Stage: 10
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 20.00 ft on 07/21/1962
(2) 19.71 ft on 06/23/2003
(3) 16.76 ft on 09/11/2017
(4) 15.72 ft on 09/20/2001
(5) 15.70 ft on 09/22/1979
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 12.90 ft on 12/21/2018
(2) 16.76 ft on 09/11/2017
(3) 12.64 ft on 09/01/2016
(4) 13.01 ft on 09/25/2013
(5) 14.11 ft on 06/26/2012
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.
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17 Water reaches the foundations of elevated homes and the Christian Retreat center.
12.8 Water reaches the roadbed of the Old Rye Bridge.
11.7 Water reaches the foundation of the first house.
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Latitude: 27.513333° N, Longitude: 82.367222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 11 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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