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Water-level gauge MKCF1

current · Observed 7.1 ft at 2026-10-17 09:00:00 UTC · Minor flooding.

River gauge · Myakka River State Park · Myakka River · -82.313889, 27.240278. Units ft; datum not supplied.

Source checked 2026-10-17 10:05:02.937Z · current.

Stage in this gauge’s units, not a regional flood depth. Tide/lake gauges remain water levels; datum is not supplied by this feed. Historical observations and the latest forecast keep separate times.

Retained observations: 5; target 24 hours, at most 96 reports per station. Recording began 2026-10-17 06:15:05.234Z; oldest available reading 2026-10-17 05:00:00 UTC.

Observed stage and separate NWS forecast at MKCF1 (ft)Dots are retained observations. Lines break for missing fields, long intervals or changed station location or units. 0 recorded discontinuities. Dashed lines, when present, are the separately issued NWS forecast.8.15.4ft10-17 05:00Z10-22 00:00Z2026-10-17 05:00:00 UTC · 7.12 ft2026-10-17 06:00:00 UTC · 7.12 ft2026-10-17 07:00:00 UTC · 7.11 ft2026-10-17 08:00:00 UTC · 7.11 ft2026-10-17 09:00:00 UTC · 7.1 ft
Observed stage and separate NWS forecast · 5 retained observations; 0 discontinuities. Dashed: NWS forecast issued 2026-10-17 01:14:00 UTC; forecast valid times are not observations. Lines join reported values only; missing intervals are not interpolated.

NWS forecast · current

Highest listed forecast: 7.1 ft at 2026-10-17 12:00:00 UTC; issued 2026-10-17 01:14:00 UTC. Minor flooding.

Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

Gauge thresholds: action 6.5 ft; minor 7 ft; moderate 8.5 ft; major 10.5 ft.

Forecast points (20) · issued 2026-10-17 01:14:00 UTC
Forecast valid time (UTC)Forecast Stage
2026-10-17 06:00:00 UTC7.1 ft
2026-10-17 12:00:00 UTC7.1 ft
2026-10-17 18:00:00 UTC7 ft
2026-10-18 00:00:00 UTC7 ft
2026-10-18 06:00:00 UTC7 ft
2026-10-18 12:00:00 UTC6.9 ft
2026-10-18 18:00:00 UTC6.9 ft
2026-10-19 00:00:00 UTC6.9 ft
2026-10-19 06:00:00 UTC6.8 ft
2026-10-19 12:00:00 UTC6.8 ft
2026-10-19 18:00:00 UTC6.8 ft
2026-10-20 00:00:00 UTC6.7 ft
2026-10-20 06:00:00 UTC6.7 ft
2026-10-20 12:00:00 UTC6.7 ft
2026-10-20 18:00:00 UTC6.6 ft
2026-10-21 00:00:00 UTC6.6 ft
2026-10-21 06:00:00 UTC6.5 ft
2026-10-21 12:00:00 UTC6.5 ft
2026-10-21 18:00:00 UTC6.5 ft
2026-10-22 00:00:00 UTC6.4 ft
NWS gauge impact statements
  • 11.9 ft: Water is on State Road 72.
  • 11 ft: Homes and bogs flood, water approaches State Road 72.
  • 10.6 ft: The walkway to the river gage floods.
  • 8.5 ft: Water across most of the park drive above the Myakka River Bridge. Myakka State Park is closed above the Myakka River.
  • 8 ft: The main road at Myakka State Park floods.
  • 7.6 ft: Park concession areas and adjacent parking lots flood.
  • 7.3 ft: Picnic areas and adjacent parking lots flood.
  • 7 ft: Park Nature Trail floods. Water approaching porch steps of cabins.
  • 6.5 ft: Water approaching Fisherman's Loop parking area.
Observed reports as a table (5)
Observed (UTC)Stage / unitsSource category / water
2026-10-17 05:00:00 UTC7.12 ftMinor flooding · River gauge
2026-10-17 06:00:00 UTC7.12 ftMinor flooding · River gauge
2026-10-17 07:00:00 UTC7.11 ftMinor flooding · River gauge
2026-10-17 08:00:00 UTC7.11 ftMinor flooding · River gauge
2026-10-17 09:00:00 UTC7.1 ftMinor flooding · River gauge
Capture times, quality and provenance

Each report keeps its observation time, first capture of this version, and the SHA-256 of the source bulk body. Corrections at the same observation time replace that point and are marked; unrelated bulk-file changes do not freshen a report.

  • Observed 2026-10-17 05:00:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 06:15:05.234Z; source body SHA-256 59def4ab364727656cb6987939ba27a3a22ae792b74344565dc73a5086b5ca2b.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 06:00:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 07:05:03.665Z; source body SHA-256 5669bcdb8c668c19675922a1e063b795649d4f988db328e21d7a7d4b91b9a3d4.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 07:00:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 08:05:04.368Z; source body SHA-256 65352b4d0286750024cc23e7fcd002a3abc32063acdeb744c720c908fcded24c.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 08:00:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 09:05:04.945Z; source body SHA-256 85af434a4d3836cda6aa7dfdfd7e5eef87a4fde33c9f1d747d91b57f894dac5f.
  • Observed 2026-10-17 09:00:00 UTC, captured 2026-10-17 10:05:03.340Z; source body SHA-256 1de62a16559f0f67aea45a5a3342bde8ec10276966859c007f757b8c42f4fa06.

Only observed gauge records enter this history. Forecast maxima and forecast hydrograph points never become observations. A missing datum or unsupported flow value remains unknown.

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Gauges in the latest cached source

115 total · source current; checked . Showing 15 on page 2. 0 gauges have suspect readings set aside.

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