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Peace River (FL) at Zolfo Springs Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 6.66 ft at 6:30PM Mar 21, 2019Highest Observation: 6.66 ft at 6:45PM Mar 21, 2019Highest Observation: 6.66 ft at 7:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.62 ft at 7:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.65 ft at 7:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.63 ft at 8:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.63 ft at 9:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.63 ft at 9:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.62 ft at 9:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.63 ft at 9:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.62 ft at 10:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.62 ft at 10:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.62 ft at 10:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.61 ft at 10:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.61 ft at 11:00PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.61 ft at 11:15PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.6 ft at 11:30PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.6 ft at 11:45PM Mar 21, 2019Observed: 6.6 ft at 12:00AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.6 ft at 12:15AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.59 ft at 12:30AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.59 ft at 12:45AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.58 ft at 1:00AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.58 ft at 1:15AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.58 ft at 1:30AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.58 ft at 1:45AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.57 ft at 2:00AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.57 ft at 2:15AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.56 ft at 2:30AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.56 ft at 2:45AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.56 ft at 3:00AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.55 ft at 3:15AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.55 ft at 3:30AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.54 ft at 3:45AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.54 ft at 4:00AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.54 ft at 4:15AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.53 ft at 4:30AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.54 ft at 4:45AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.53 ft at 5:00AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.53 ft at 5:15AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.52 ft at 5:30AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.52 ft at 5:45AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.52 ft at 6:00AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.51 ft at 6:15AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.52 ft at 6:30AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.51 ft at 6:45AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.51 ft at 7:00AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.5 ft at 7:15AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.5 ft at 7:30AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.5 ft at 7:45AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.49 ft at 8:00AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.49 ft at 8:15AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.48 ft at 8:30AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.49 ft at 8:45AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.48 ft at 9:00AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.48 ft at 9:15AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.48 ft at 9:30AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.47 ft at 9:45AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.47 ft at 10:00AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.46 ft at 10:15AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.47 ft at 10:30AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.47 ft at 10:45AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.42 ft at 11:00AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.45 ft at 11:15AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.45 ft at 11:30AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.45 ft at 11:45AM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.44 ft at 12:00PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.44 ft at 12:15PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.44 ft at 12:30PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.43 ft at 12:45PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.43 ft at 1:00PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.43 ft at 1:15PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.43 ft at 1:30PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.4 ft at 1:45PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.43 ft at 2:00PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.42 ft at 2:15PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.42 ft at 2:30PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.42 ft at 2:45PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.42 ft at 3:00PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.41 ft at 3:15PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.41 ft at 3:30PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.41 ft at 3:45PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.39 ft at 4:00PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.39 ft at 4:15PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.39 ft at 4:30PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.39 ft at 4:45PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.38 ft at 5:00PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.38 ft at 5:15PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.36 ft at 5:30PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.37 ft at 5:45PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.38 ft at 6:00PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.37 ft at 6:15PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.37 ft at 6:30PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.36 ft at 6:45PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.36 ft at 7:00PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.36 ft at 7:15PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.36 ft at 7:30PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.35 ft at 7:45PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.35 ft at 8:00PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.35 ft at 8:15PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.36 ft at 8:30PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.35 ft at 8:45PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.35 ft at 9:00PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.34 ft at 9:15PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.34 ft at 9:30PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.34 ft at 9:45PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.34 ft at 10:00PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.33 ft at 10:15PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.34 ft at 10:30PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.34 ft at 10:45PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.34 ft at 11:00PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.34 ft at 11:15PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.34 ft at 11:30PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.34 ft at 11:45PM Mar 22, 2019Observed: 6.33 ft at 12:00AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.33 ft at 12:15AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.32 ft at 12:30AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.32 ft at 12:45AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.32 ft at 1:00AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.31 ft at 1:15AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.31 ft at 1:30AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.31 ft at 1:45AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.31 ft at 2:00AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.31 ft at 2:15AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.3 ft at 2:30AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.3 ft at 2:45AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.31 ft at 3:00AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.3 ft at 3:15AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.3 ft at 3:30AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.3 ft at 3:45AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.3 ft at 4:00AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.3 ft at 4:15AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.3 ft at 4:30AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.3 ft at 4:45AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.29 ft at 5:00AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.29 ft at 5:15AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.29 ft at 5:30AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.29 ft at 5:45AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.29 ft at 6:00AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.29 ft at 6:15AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.29 ft at 6:30AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.28 ft at 6:45AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.29 ft at 7:00AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.28 ft at 7:15AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.28 ft at 7:30AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.28 ft at 7:45AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.28 ft at 8:00AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.28 ft at 8:15AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.27 ft at 8:30AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.28 ft at 8:45AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.27 ft at 9:00AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.28 ft at 9:15AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.26 ft at 9:30AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.28 ft at 9:45AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.26 ft at 10:00AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.27 ft at 10:15AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.27 ft at 10:30AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.26 ft at 10:45AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.26 ft at 11:00AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.27 ft at 11:15AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.23 ft at 11:30AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.26 ft at 11:45AM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.25 ft at 12:00PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.25 ft at 12:15PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.25 ft at 12:30PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.25 ft at 12:45PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.25 ft at 1:00PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.24 ft at 1:15PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.24 ft at 1:30PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.24 ft at 1:45PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.24 ft at 2:00PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.24 ft at 2:15PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.23 ft at 2:30PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.23 ft at 2:45PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.23 ft at 3:00PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.22 ft at 3:15PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.22 ft at 3:30PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.22 ft at 3:45PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.22 ft at 4:00PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.22 ft at 4:15PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.22 ft at 4:30PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.22 ft at 4:45PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.21 ft at 5:00PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.21 ft at 5:15PM Mar 23, 2019Observed: 6.21 ft at 5:30PM Mar 23, 2019USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesZFSF1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:21PM Mar 23, 2019)ObservedLatest observed value: 6.21 ft at 5:30 PM EDT 23-Mar-2019. Flood Stage is 16 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 Peace River (FL) at Zolfo Springs 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: 22
Moderate Flood Stage: 20
Flood Stage: 16
Action Stage: 14
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 25.05 ft on 09/06/1933
(2) 24.15 ft on 09/20/1947
(3) 23.85 ft on 09/13/2017
(4) 23.61 ft on 09/12/1960
(5) 23.11 ft on 08/29/1949
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 23.85 ft on 09/13/2017
(2) 16.10 ft on 09/06/2016
(3) 17.60 ft on 09/08/2015
(4) 17.53 ft on 08/31/2015
(5) 17.60 ft on 08/21/2015
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 3.96 ft on 06/06/1965
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Latitude: 27.504167° N, Longitude: 81.801111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 16 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
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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