St George Island at Pilot's Cove water level
NWS gauge PCVF1 · Florida Department of Environmental Protection · Franklin County · Apalachicola and Tallahassee
water level vs MHHW · Nov 3, 2026 at 10:48 PM EST · 77 minutes ago
- Below NWS minor flood stage
- 1.3 ft
- NWS action stage
- 1.5 ft
- NWS minor flood stage
- 2.0 ft
- NWS moderate flood stage
- 3.5 ft
- NWS major flood stage
- 4.5 ft
- Highest NWS crest
- 3.69 ft (September 27, 2024)
- Usual range
- -1.38 to 0.47 ft
- Highest since October 4, 2026
- 2.85 ft
- Rip Current Statement — issued Nov 3, 2026 at 8:52 PM EST, expires Nov 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM EST.
Rip Current Statement issued November 3 at 8:52PM EST until November 4 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Tallahassee FL
Text as issued by NWS Tallahassee FL.
Last 7 days
Hourly averages of the readings. The shaded band is this gauge's usual range: the middle 80% of its readings since October 4, 2026.
How to read this gauge
The number is the water level in feet above or below mean higher high water (MHHW): 0 ft is the average height of the higher of each day's high tides here. Readings below 0 are normal for most of the tide cycle; above 0, the water is higher than an ordinary high tide.
The flood stages are the National Weather Service's references for this location, on the same scale as the reading. They describe the gauge, not any particular street or property.
Readings the NWS marks out of service are left out, and so is any single reading more than 2 ft from the readings either side of it, which is a sensor error rather than water; a newest reading that far from the one before waits for the next to agree.
Florida Department of Environmental Protection runs this gauge; the National Weather Service publishes its readings and its flood stages, which is where this site reads them.
NWS historic crests
| Date | Crest | Above minor flood stage |
|---|---|---|
| September 27, 2024 | 3.69 ft | 1.7 ft |
The highest crests the National Weather Service lists for this gauge, as published, on the same scale as the reading.
Daily highs and lows since October 4, 2026
Other NWS-published gauges in Apalachicola and Tallahassee
| Gauge | Stage | Datum | NWS flood stage | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alford Arm at Buck Lake Road | 45.07 ft | NAVD88 | — | 2 hours ago |
| Apalachicola Bay at Cat Point | 1.23 ft | MHHW | 1.3 ft below minor flood stage | 77 minutes ago |
| Apalachicola River at Bloody Bluff | 2.51 ft | NAVD88 | 6.0 ft below minor flood stage | 71 minutes ago |
| Apalachicola River at Brothers River Confluence | 2.17 ft | NAVD88 | 6.3 ft below minor flood stage | 71 minutes ago |
| Black Creek at Bloxham Cutoff Road | 30.28 ft | NAVD88 | — | 2 hours ago |
| Carr Lake at Cedar Hill Landing Park | 85.29 ft | NAVD88 | — | 77 minutes ago |
| Central Drainage Ditch at Orange Avenue | 31.97 ft | NAVD88 | 7.5 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| Crooked River at CR 67 above Carrabelle | 1.59 ft | NAVD88 | 2.4 ft below minor flood stage | 65 minutes ago |
| East River at Butcher Pen Camping Ground | 1.16 ft | MHHW | 1.3 ft below minor flood stage | 71 minutes ago |
| East River at Gardner Landing | 1.22 ft | MHHW | 1.0 ft below minor flood stage | 83 minutes ago |
| Fisher Creek at Springhill Road | 36.77 ft | NAVD88 | — | 2 hours ago |
| Lake Bradford at Camp Flastacowo | 24.53 ft | NAVD88 | 7.0 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| Lake Iamonia Outfall at Meridian Road | 96.49 ft | NAVD88 | — | 2 hours ago |
| Lake Iamonia at Waterfront Drive | 93.30 ft | NAVD88 | 8.2 ft below minor flood stage | 65 minutes ago |
| Lake Jackson at Miller Landing | 77.64 ft | NAVD88 | 6.4 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| Lake Jackson near Lakeshore Drive | 79.16 ft | NAVD88 | 3.8 ft below minor flood stage | 77 minutes ago |
| Lake Kanturk Outfall at Centerville Road | 73.40 ft | NAVD88 | 3.6 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| Lake Lafayette Outfall at Chaires Crossroad | 40.88 ft | NAVD88 | 5.6 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| Lake Talquin at Coe Landing Park | 68.57 ft | NGVD29 | 1.2 ft below minor flood stage | 71 minutes ago |
| Lake Talquin at Jackson Bluff Dam | 68.55 ft | NGVD29 | 1.0 ft below minor flood stage | 80 minutes ago |
| Leon High School Drainage Inlet | 104.32 ft | NAVD88 | 4.7 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| Munson Slough at Ames Sink | 7.80 ft | NAVD88 | 6.7 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| Munson Slough at Capital Circle SW | 26.15 ft | NAVD88 | 3.9 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| Munson Slough at Lake Munson Outfall | 26.09 ft | NAVD88 | — | 2 hours ago |
| Munson Slough at Oak Ridge Road | 10.24 ft | NAVD88 | 6.8 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| Munson Slough at Roberts Avenue | 38.36 ft | NAVD88 | 7.6 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| Northeast Drainage at Centerville and Blairstone | 65.32 ft | NAVD88 | — | 2 hours ago |
| Northeast Drainage at Mahan Drive | 49.72 ft | NAVD88 | — | 2 hours ago |
| Ochlockonee River at Curtis Mill, US-319 | 2.94 ft | NAVD88 | 3.1 ft below minor flood stage | 65 minutes ago |
| Ochlockonee River at Ochlockonee River State Park | 1.15 ft | MHHW | 0.9 ft below minor flood stage | 77 minutes ago |
| Park Avenue Drainage at Violet Street | 61.74 ft | NAVD88 | — | 2 hours ago |
| St George Island at Rattlesnake Cove | 1.28 ft | MHHW | 0.7 ft below minor flood stage | 77 minutes ago |
| St Marks River above Natural Bridge Road | 9.97 ft | NAVD88 | 1.5 ft below minor flood stage | 2 hours ago |
| St Marks River at Leckinger | 5.72 ft | NAVD88 | 1.6 ft below minor flood stage | 71 minutes ago |
| St Marks River at San Marcos State Park | 1.17 ft | MHHW | 0.8 ft below minor flood stage | 77 minutes ago |
| St Marks River at US-98 | 3.09 ft | NAVD88 | 1.4 ft below minor flood stage | 71 minutes ago |
| St Marks River near Rivers Edge Road | 1.24 ft | MHHW | 0.8 ft below minor flood stage | 71 minutes ago |
| Tide Station at Bald Point State Park | 1.22 ft | MHHW | at or above action stage | 71 minutes ago |
| Tide Station at FSU Coastal Marine Lab in St Teresa | 1.42 ft | MHHW | 1.6 ft below minor flood stage | 77 minutes ago |
| Tide Station at Shell Point Canal | 1.37 ft | MHHW | 1.8 ft below minor flood stage | 71 minutes ago |
| Tide Station at Skipper Bay near Panacea | -1.15 ft | MHHW | 3.1 ft below minor flood stage | 10 hours ago |
| Tide Station at Spring Creek Boat Ramp | 1.23 ft | MHHW | at or above action stage | 71 minutes ago |
| Tide Station on Little St Marks River above Apalachicola | 1.27 ft | MHHW | at or above action stage | 71 minutes ago |
Download the readings
st-george-island-at-pilots-cove.csv (CSV): every reading from the last 90 days, 7,110 rows, with time in UTC and local time, and the reading in feet on MHHW.
st-george-island-at-pilots-cove-daily.csv (CSV): the low and high of every day since October 4, 2026.
Source. Readings from Florida Department of Environmental Protection, as published by the National Weather Service, which also sets the flood stages and lists the crests. The NWS name for this gauge is “St George Island at Pilot's Cove (in MHHW)”. Recent readings are provisional and can be revised. This site is not affiliated with either.