In response to the Okeechobee hurricane, Herbert Hoover personally visited the Lake Okeechobee region, and through Congress directed the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to create a plan to mitigate flooding and put measures in place to prevent a recurrence of the Okeechobee hurricane. About | School of Engineering, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/. The storm left thousands of people homeless as entire homes were removed from their foundations and smashed to bits in the rapidly moving flood waters. Widespread heavy rain totaling over 10 inches occurred over west central Florida north of Tampa, over the eastern Florida panhandle, and east across portions of northeast Florida. The Black Creek Flood Study Area is shown in Figure 1 in the Final Report. Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map Wildfires burn away the vegetation of an area, leaving behind bare ground that tends to repel water. One person drowned when his canoe flipped in Lake County. Lowlands flood and boat docks are affected. OCKLAWAHA R AB RODMAN DAM NR ORANGE SPRINGS,FLA. For details. SOUTH LAKE OUTLET BELOW S-15 NEAR VINELAND, FLA. CYPRESS CREEK CANAL AT S-103A NEAR VINELAND, FL, LK BUENA VIS TR AT HOTEL PL BLVD AT LK BUENA VISTA, BLACK LK OUTLET AT S-101A, AT LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL, LATERAL 101 AT S-101, NEAR LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL, LATERAL 101 BELOW S-101 NR BUENA VISTA,FL, 10B REEDY CREEK BELOW S-46 NR VINELAND FLA, WHITTENHORSE CREEK AT S-411, NEAR VINELAND, FL, LATERAL 405 AT S-405A, NEAR DOCTOR PHILLIPS, FL, 10B LATERAL 405 AB S-405 NEAR VINELAND, FLA, 10B LATERAL 405 BL S-405 NEAR VINELAND FLA, SHINGLE CREEK AT AIRPORT NEAR KISSIMMEE, FL, BONNET CREEK BELOW CULVERTS NEAR KISSIMMEE, FL, REEDY CREEK BELOW S-40, NEAR LOUGHMAN, FL, REEDY CREEK AT STATE HWY 531 NEAR POINSIANNA, FL, LOXAHATCHEE RIVER DWS LAINHART DAM NR JUPITER FL, LOXAHATCHEE RV 500 FT DS OF US-1 AT JUPITER, FL, HILLSBORO CANAL BELOW S351 NR SOUTH BAY FLA, N NEW RIVER CANAL BELOW S351 NR SOUTH BAY FLA, MIAMI CANAL AT S-354 AND S-3 AT LAKE HARBOR, FLA, HILLSBORO CA AT S-10-A NR DEERFIELD BCH., FL, HILLSBORO CA AT S-10-C NR DEERFIELD BCH., FL, HILLSBORO CANAL AT S-10-D NR DEERFIELD BCH., FL, SOUTH LOXAHATCHEE CONSERVATION AREA NO. Longitude: 79.745000 W, SITE 64 IN CONSERVATION AREA 3A NR COOPERTOWN FL. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers Zoom Level:16 Switch Basemap Esri, HERE, Garmin, INCREMENT P, Intermap, USGS, METI/NASA, EPA, USDA + - Flood Impacts & Photos About This Location Latitude: 30.833333 N, Longitude: 86.734722 W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 Current/Historical Observations: The Flood Study includes: Data contains: (Copyright 2021 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved. View the Enhanced Operating Capability Products and Services StoryMap here. The hydrologic modeling component presented in this research utilizes the St. Johns River Water Management Districts (SJRWMD) powerful Hydrologic Simulation Program FORTRAN (HSPF) model. Emergency officials fear unanticipated heavy rainfall this week could cause some flooding. Policies and Notices, U.S. Department of the Interior | > SITE 76 IN CONSERVATION AREA 3B NR ANDYTOWN, FL, SITE 99 NR L-35A IN CONS AREA 2B NR SUNRISE, FL, SITE 62 IN CONSERVATION AREA 3A NR ANDYTOWN, FL, SITE 63 IN CONSERVATION AREA NO. 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. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers Zoom Level:16 Flood Impacts & Photos About This Location Latitude: 34.243611 N, Longitude: 79.745000 W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Quinby And one person was found floating in flood waters near Anclote Key and is presumed to have drowned. Kovalenko, Samantha, "Determination of extreme flood events in the Black Creek, Julington Creek, Dubin Creek, Big Davis Creek, Ortega River, and Pablo Creek sub-basins of the lower St. Johns River basin, Florida, USA" (2021). The north fork near Middleburg is expected to reach nearly 13 feet by Tuesday afternoon. WELLFIELD CANAL NR DADE BROWARD LEVEE NR PENN, TAMIAMI CANAL OUTLETS, MONROE TO CARNESTOWN, FLA, TAMIAMI CANAL OUTLETS, 40-MILE BEND TO MONROE, FL, THREE MILE CANAL BELOW G409 NEAR CLEWISTON, FL, TAMIAMI CANAL BELOW S-12-C, NEARMIAMI, FLA, TAMIAMI CANAL WEST END 2.6 MILE BRIDGE NR MIAMI FL, TAMIAMI CANAL EAST END 2.6 MILE BRIDGE NR MIAMI FL, TAMIAMI CANAL OUTLETS L-30 TO L-67A NR MIAMI, FL, TAMIAMI CANAL WEST END 1 MILE BRIDGE NR MIAMI, FL, TAMIAMI CANAL EAST END 1 MILE BRIDGE NR MIAMI, FL, BLACK CREEK CANAL WEST OF 127 AVE NR GOULDS, FL, SW 122 AVE CANAL AT SW 202ND ST NR GOULDS, FL, SW 122 AVE CANAL AT SW 208TH ST NR GOULDS, FL, BLACK CREEK CANAL WEST OF U.S. 1 NR GOULDS, FL, BLACK CREEK CANAL EAST OF US1 NR GOULDS, FL, 10B BLACK CR CANAL AT OLD CUTLER RD NR GOU, LEVEE 31 NORTH EXTENSION 1 MILE NR WEST MIAMI FL, LEVEE 31 NORTH EXTENSION AT 3 MILE NR WEST MIAMI F, LEVEE 31 NORTH EXTENSION AT 4 MILE NR WEST MIAMI F, LEVEE 31 NORTH EXTENSION AT 5 MILE NR WEST MIAMI F, LEVEE 31 NORTH EXTENSION AT 7 MILE NR WEST MIAMI F, CANAL 111 AT S-18-C NEAR FLORIDA CITY, FL, NORTH RIVER UPSTREAM OF CUTOFF NEAR FLAMINGO, FL, BOTTLE CREEK AT ROOKERY BRANCH NEAR HOMESTEAD, FL, BARRON RIVER BELOW SR29-3 AT COPELAND, FL, SPRING CREEK HEADWATER NEAR BONITA SPRINGS, FL, SIXMILE CYPRESS CREEK NEAR FORT MYERS, FL, CALOOSAHATCHEE CANAL DWS OF S-77 AT MOORE HAVEN FL, CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER AT S-79, NR.OLGA, FLA, TELEGRAPH CREEK AT STATE HIGHWAY AT OLGA, FL, Popash Creek at Leetana Rd. [4][5][6], The Black Creek Crayfish (Procambarus pictus) was once thought to be found only in upland streams in the Black Creek basin. One large subdivision in Leon county required residents to be evacuated by boat as flood waters made roads impassable. WITHLACOOCHEE R BL INGLIS DAM NR DUNNELLON, FLA. WITHLACOOCHEE R BYPASS CHANNEL NR INGLIS FLA, WITHLACOOCHEE R AT CHAMBERS IS NEAR YANKEETOWN FL, MYAKKA RIVER UPST FROM YOUNGS CK NR MYAKKA CITY FL, FLATFORD SWAMP NR MYAKKA RIVER NR MYAKKA CITY FL, OGLEBY CK DNSTR FROM BOGGY CK NEAR MYAKKA CITY FL, MANATEE RIVER AT SR 64 NEAR MYAKKA HEAD, FL, GAMBLE CREEK AT COUNTY ROAD 675 NEAR PARRISH FL, BRADEN RIV AT LAKEWOOD RANCH NR LORRAINE FL, FROG CREEK AT BUFFALO ROAD NEAR RUBONIA FL, SOUTH FORK LITTLE MANATEE RIVER NEAR PARRISH FL, OCKLAWAHA R AB MOSS BLUFF DAM AT MOSS BLUFF,FL, WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER AT SR 200 NEAR HOLDER, FL, WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER AT US 41 AT DUNNELLON, FL, ST. LUCIE CANAL BLW S-308, NR PORT MAYACA (AUX) FL, ST LUCIE RIVER AT SPEEDY POINT, STUART FL, ST LUCIE ESTUARY AT A1A (STEELE PT)STUART FL, LOXAHATCHEE RIVER AT MILE 9.1 NEAR JUPITER, FL, LOX RIVER AT OUTLET OF KITCHINGS CREEK, FL, C-8 CANAL AT NE 135 ST AT NORTH MIAMI, FL, N.W. The project is intended to raise the water level in Lake Brooklyn and replenish the Upper Floridian aquifer. Their role in south Florida has evolved and expanded over the decades and currently their mission is To manage and protect water resources of the region by balancing and improving water quality, flood control, natural systems, and water supply., Power Plant in Broward County FL surrounded by flood waters View the Enhanced Operating Capability Products and Services StoryMap here. One woman was killed as the result of a tornado. Storm total rainfall of over 10 inches occurred over an estimated 10,000 square mile area. 1 NR COOPERTOWN, FL, CUTLER DRAIN CANAL NO C-100C NR SUNSET, FL, SNAPPER CREEK NO.5 ABV WATER PIPE NR S. MIAMI, FL, NORTHEAST SHARK RV SLOUGH NO. Minor flooding is. There has been no authentic statement as to the total losses, but they will amount to several million dollars. Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map?Possible reasons: Note: Your zoom level may have changed. Significant Florida Floods + Cape Sable Hurricane of 1947 + Hurricane Dora 1964 + Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928 + Tropical Storm Debby 2012 + Tropical Storm Fay 2008 Flood Hazard Information + Flash Flooding + River Flooding + Tropical Systems and Coastal Flooding + Dam Breaks/Levee Failure Much of Bayshore Blvd in Tampa was flooded for three consecutive days. and again crosses North Fork Black Creek 8.2 miles west of Blanding Blvd., northwest of the south entrance to Jennings State Forest. The Potential River Level graphics are computer generated and most useful for rain expected beyond 48 hours. > There were four direct deaths attributed to Tropical Storm Debby in the state of Florida. Floodwaters deepen on Creekside Drive, East Black Creek Road, and Crooked Creek Drive. . Customize table to display other current-condition parameters. After Clay County was soaked by rain from Tropical Storm Elsa, water levels in the north fork of the creek near Middleburg shot up, and as of 11 a.m., were just below 16 feet. Around 75% of the fatalities were migrant farm workers, making identification of both dead and the missing difficult and the precise death toll unknown. SANTA FE RIVER AT US HWY 441 NEAR HIGH SPRINGS,FL. At least 400 structures were reported to have been impacted by the flood waters. Severe widespread flooding developed across much of the southern half of the Florida peninsula in every county. One was rated an EF-2 in Wellington, FL which destroyed a weak building and knocked down numerous trees. Three 1947 Storms Produced Record Rainfall". SANTA FE RIVER AT US HWY 441 NEAR HIGH SPRINGS,FL. Floodwaters spill over into yards of all residences on Creekside Drive. One was located over the eastern Florida panhandle and the other between Lake City and the Florida/Georgia border. 4 NR COOPERTOWN, FL, SNAPPER CREEK CA AT SW 57th AVE NR SOUTH MIAMI, FL, SNAPPER CREEK CA AT SW 67th AVE NR SOUTH MIAMI, FL, NORTHEAST SHARK RV SLOUGH NO. Damage and severe flooding post hurricane vicinity Belle Glade [7] It has since been found in a few neighboring stream basins. 1:33 MIDDLEBURG | At least 1,200 Clay County homes sit amid the broad swath cut by record Black Creek flood waters, which inched downward Wednesday as county authorities ended swift water. SUWANNEE RIVER AB GOPHER RIVER NR SUWANNEE FL, FENHOLLOWAY RIVER NEAR HAMPTON SPRINGS, FL, ECONFINA RV AT ECONFINA RV STATE PARK NR PERRY, FL, WACISSA RIVER AT THOMAS SPRING NEAR WACISSA, FL, AUCILLA RIVER NR MOUTH NEAR NUTALL RISE, FL, APALACHICOLA RIVER BL WOODRUFF DAM, NR SNEADS, FL, APALACHICOLA RIVER NR BLOUNTSTOWN,FLORIDA, APALACHICOLA R.AB CHIPOLA CUTOFF NR WEWAHITCHKA,FL, JACKSON RIVER AT RANCH ROAD NR APALACHICOLA, FL. The agency was tasked to develop an improved flood control plan for south Florida. Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps, Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps, Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks, Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks. URL: https://waterwatch.usgs.gov As of . Water will be diverted from South Fork only when the stream flow is at or above average. The northern 74 square miles (190km2) of the Black Creek watershed lies in Duval County. NAD83/WGS84. NORTH PRONG ST. MARYS RIVER AT MONIAC, GA, EAU GALLIE RIV AT HEATHER GLEN CIR AT MELBOURNE FL, NORTH PRONG SAINT SEBASTIAN RIVER NEAR MICCO, FL. The only area of the state that was spared from the heavy rain was west central Florida and the extreme western Florida panhandle. [8], The main stem of Black Creek from the confluence of the forks to its mouth on the St. Johns River is 13.0 miles (20.9km) long. FOIA This report was just outside the area of heaviest rainfall estimated by the Tallahassee radar. OCKLAWAHA R AT RODMAN DAM NEAR ORANGE SPRINGS, FL, ST. JOHNS R AT BUFFALO BLUFF NEAR SATSUMA, FL, ST JOHNS RIVER AT RACY PT NEAR HASTINGS FL, ST JOHNS R BLW SHANDS BRIDGE NR GRN COVE SPRG, FL, MYAKKA RIVER NEAR SR 72 NEAR SARASOTA, FL, BIG SLOUGH AT TROPICAIRE BLVD NEAR NORTH PORT FL, BIG SLOUGH AT WEST PRICE BLVD NEAR NORTH PORT FL, VENICE INLET AT CROW'S NEST MARINA AT VENICE FL, LT ECONLOCKHATCHEE R AT STATE HWY434 NR OVIEDO, FL, ST. JOHNS RIVER ABOVE LAKE HARNEY NEAR GENEVA, FL, HOWELL CREEK AT STATE HWY 434 NEAR OVIEDO, FL, LITTLE WEKIVA RIVER NEAR ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL, LITTLE WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER NEAR TARRYTOWN, FL, WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER AT WYSONG DAM, AT CARLSON, FL, FENHOLLOWAY RIVER NEAR HAMPTON SPRINGS, FL, ECONFINA RV AT ECONFINA RV STATE PARK NR PERRY, FL, AUCILLA RIVER NR MOUTH NEAR NUTALL RISE, FL, ST MARY'S RIVER AT I-95, NEAR KINGSLAND, GA. MapInfo In Marion County, State Road 40 was closed due to high water and as many as 50 sinkholes were reported to have formed near roadways. WaterRIDE The new law amounts to a state takeover of the Reedy Creek Improvement . The News4JAX Morning Show team brings you breaking news from overnight -- local, national and international stories, as well as weather and traffic to start your day. It has since been found in a few neighboring stream basins as flood.... The result of a tornado south Fork only when the stream flow is AT or above average be! 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