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Peace River (FL) at Zolfo Springs Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 5.42 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2022Highest Observation: 5.42 ft at 10:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:15PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:45PM May 24, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.4 ft at 12:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 12:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.39 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 1:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 1:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.38 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.37 ft at 2:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.37 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.36 ft at 2:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.36 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.36 ft at 3:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.35 ft at 3:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.35 ft at 3:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.35 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.34 ft at 4:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.34 ft at 4:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.33 ft at 4:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.33 ft at 5:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.33 ft at 5:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.33 ft at 5:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.32 ft at 5:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.32 ft at 6:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.32 ft at 6:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 6:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 6:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.3 ft at 7:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.31 ft at 7:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.3 ft at 7:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.29 ft at 7:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.29 ft at 8:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.29 ft at 8:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.28 ft at 8:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.28 ft at 8:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.28 ft at 9:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.28 ft at 9:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.27 ft at 9:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.27 ft at 9:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.27 ft at 10:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.26 ft at 10:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.26 ft at 10:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.26 ft at 10:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.25 ft at 11:00AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.25 ft at 11:15AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 11:30AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 11:45AM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 12:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.24 ft at 12:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.22 ft at 1:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.22 ft at 1:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.21 ft at 1:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.21 ft at 1:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 2:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 2:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.2 ft at 2:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 2:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 3:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.19 ft at 3:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.18 ft at 3:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.18 ft at 3:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.18 ft at 4:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.18 ft at 4:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.17 ft at 4:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.17 ft at 4:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.16 ft at 5:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.16 ft at 5:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.15 ft at 5:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 5:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.15 ft at 6:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.14 ft at 6:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.14 ft at 6:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 6:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 7:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.13 ft at 7:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 7:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 7:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.12 ft at 8:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 8:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 8:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 8:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.11 ft at 9:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.1 ft at 9:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.1 ft at 9:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.1 ft at 9:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.09 ft at 10:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.09 ft at 10:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.09 ft at 10:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.08 ft at 10:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.08 ft at 11:00PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.08 ft at 11:15PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.08 ft at 11:30PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.07 ft at 11:45PM May 25, 2022Observed: 5.07 ft at 12:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.07 ft at 12:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.06 ft at 12:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.06 ft at 12:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.06 ft at 1:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.05 ft at 1:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.05 ft at 1:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.05 ft at 1:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.05 ft at 2:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.04 ft at 2:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.04 ft at 2:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.04 ft at 2:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.03 ft at 3:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.03 ft at 3:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.03 ft at 3:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.03 ft at 3:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.02 ft at 4:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.02 ft at 4:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.02 ft at 4:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.01 ft at 4:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.01 ft at 5:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5.01 ft at 5:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5 ft at 5:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5 ft at 5:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5 ft at 6:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 5 ft at 6:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.99 ft at 6:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.99 ft at 6:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.99 ft at 7:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.98 ft at 7:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.98 ft at 7:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.98 ft at 7:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.98 ft at 8:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.97 ft at 8:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.97 ft at 8:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.97 ft at 8:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.97 ft at 9:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.97 ft at 9:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.96 ft at 9:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.96 ft at 9:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.96 ft at 10:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.95 ft at 10:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.95 ft at 10:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.95 ft at 10:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.95 ft at 11:00AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.94 ft at 11:15AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.94 ft at 11:30AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.94 ft at 11:45AM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 12:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 12:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.93 ft at 12:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 12:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 1:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 2:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 2:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.91 ft at 2:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 2:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.9 ft at 3:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.89 ft at 3:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.89 ft at 3:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.89 ft at 3:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.87 ft at 5:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.87 ft at 5:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.87 ft at 5:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.86 ft at 5:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.84 ft at 8:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.84 ft at 8:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.84 ft at 8:30PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.84 ft at 8:45PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.83 ft at 9:00PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.84 ft at 9:15PM May 26, 2022Observed: 4.84 ft at 9:30PM May 26, 2022USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesZFSF1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:25PM May 26, 2022)ObservedLatest observed value: 4.84 ft at 9:30 PM EDT 26-May-2022. 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) 19.61 ft on 08/17/2019
(2) 16.28 ft on 12/22/2018
(3) 23.85 ft on 09/13/2017
(4) 16.10 ft on 09/06/2016
(5) 17.60 ft on 09/08/2015
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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

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 16 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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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
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