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Universal Transverse Mercator Projection, Zone 17

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ESCAMBIA

SANTA ROSA

OKALOOSA

WALTON

HOLMES

WASHINGTON

BAY

JACKSON

CALHOUN

GADSDEN

LEON

LIBERTY

GULF

FRANKLIN

WAKULLA

JEFFERSON

MADISON

TAYLOR

HAMILTON

SUWANNEE

LAFAYETTE

DIXIE GILCHRIST

COLUMBIA

BAKER

UNION

BRADFORD

ALACHUA

CLAY

DUVAL

NASSAU

ST. JOHNS

PUTNAM

FLAGLER

VOLUSIA

MARION

LEVY

CITRUS

HERNANDO

SUMTER

LAKE

SEMINOLE

ORANGE

BREVARD

OSCEOLA

POLK

HILLSBOROUGH

PINELLAS

PASCO

MANATEE

HARDEE

SARASOTA

DESOTO

HIGHLANDS

OKEECHOBEE

INDIAN RIVER

ST. LUCIE

MARTIN

CHARLOTTE

LEE

GLADES

HENDRY

PALM BEACH

BROWARD

MIAMI-DADE

COLLIER

MONROE

GULF OF MEXICO

ALABAMA

GEORGIA

MISSISSIPPI

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Lake 

Okeechobee

Scientific Investigations Report 2011–5034

Locations of Flood Regions and Gaging Stations in Florida–PLATE 1

Verdi, R.J. and Dixon, J.F., 2011 Magnitude and 

Frequency of Floods for Rural Streams in Florida, 2006

Prepared in cooperation with the 

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

By 

Richard J. Verdi and Joann F. Dixon 2011

Magnitude and Frequency of Floods for Rural Streams in Florida, 2006

150

0 40 80 160 MILES

0 40 80 160 KILOMETERS

Gaging station ID number (appendix 1)

 used in regression analysis

Gaging station number not used in

 regression analysis

Region 1

Region 2

Region 3

Region 4

Undefined

EXPLANATION

02323500

New

Lake

Seminole

Little River

Choctawh atche e R i ve r

S anta Fe Rive r

Withlacooc he

e

River

e

Withlacooche Rive r

Manatee River

Little Manate e Rive r

S aint Johns Rive r

S aint Johns River

Apalachicola River

S uwanne e River

S uwanne e Rive r

Arbuckle 

Creek

Fisheating Creek

Ochlockonee 

River

Aucilla

River

High 

Springs

Worthington 

Springs

Branford

White Springs

Apalachicola

Jim

Woodruff

Dam

Chattahoochee

Quincy

Blountstown

Fort White

Bradenton Beach Bradenton

Paxton

Jay

Lee

Golf

Bell

Ebro

Mayo

Noma

Esto

Miami

Davie

Largo

Cocoa

Ocoee

Ocala

Waldo

Perry

Altha

Layton

Medley

Naples

Stuart

Bartow

Orchid

Dundee

Apopka

Oviedo

Inglis

Eustis

DeBary

Archer

Parker

Destin

Milton

Starke

Lawtey

Midway

Alford

Gretna Havana

Sneads

Jasper

Bascom

Malone

Miramar

Sanibel

Sunrise

Margate

Lantana

Pahokee

Arcadia

Jupiter

Dunedin Oldsmar

Malabar

Webster

Oakland Orlando

Coleman

Sanford

De Land

Reddick

Bronson

Pierson

Trenton

Bunnell

Alachua

Palatka

Brooker

Hampton

Bristol

Raiford

Century

Bonifay Chipley

Madison

Baldwin

Islandia

Surfside

Parkland

La Belle

Hypoluxo

Atlantis

Sarasota

Palmetto

Gulfport

Seminole

Belleair

Mulberry

Lakeland

Palm Bay

Bay 

Lake

Clermont

Mascotte

Edgewood

Minneola

Bushnell

Maitland

Astatula

Longwood

Leesburg

Wildwood

Umatilla

Oak Hill

McIntosh

Micanopy

Newberry

Shalimar

Hastings

Freeport

Live Oak

Marianna

Jennings

Callahan

Hilliard

Pinecrest

El Portal

Opa-locka

Hollywood

South Bay

Manalapan

Clewiston

Haverhill

Lake Park

Fellsmere

Sebastian

Polk City

Davenport

Saint Leo

Dade City

Kissimmee

Groveland

Rockledge

Montverde

Inverness

Lake Mary

Lady Lake

Cedar Key

Dunnellon Belleview

Edgewater

Williston

Chiefland

Hawthorne

Pensacola

Sopchoppy

La Crosse

Niceville

Crestview

Lake City

Westville

Caryville

Macclenny

Greenwood

Cross City

Plantation

Cape 

Coral

Fort Myers

Boca Raton

North Port

Glen Ridge

Cloud Lake

Palm Beach

Juno Beach

Anna Maria

Okeechobee

Fort 

Meade

Clearwater

Frostproof

Vero Beach

Plant City

Eagle 

Lake

Auburndale

Belle Isle

Windermere

Mount Dora

Lake Helen

Carrabelle

Holly Hill

Marineland

Greensboro

Greenville

Monticello

Cottondale

Graceville

Otter Creek

South Miami

Miami Beach

Cooper City

Gulf Stream

Ocean Ridge

Punta Gorda

Moore Haven

Lake Placid

Fort Pierce

Saint Lucie

Port Richey

Lake Alfred

Haines City

Zephyrhills

San Antonio

Indialantic

Saint 

Cloud

Palm Shores

Brooksville

Cocoa Beach

Center 

Hill

Winter Park

Casselberry

Orange City

Ponce Inlet

Port Orange

Gulf Breeze

Panama City

Springfield

Pomona 

Park

Gainesville

Interlachen

Mary Esther

Saint Marks

Lake 

Butler

Grand Ridge

Orange Park

Laurel Hill

Campbellton

Florida City

Key Biscayne

Golden Beach

Oakland Park

Delray Beach

Longboat Key

Holmes Beach

Kenneth City

Winter Haven

Weeki Wachee

Mexico Beach

Ormond Beach

Penney 

Farms

Jacksonville

Miami Springs

Pompano Beach

Coral Springs

Briny Breezes

Mangonia Park

Zolfo 

Springs

Madeira Beach

Bowling 

Green

Indian Shores

Pinellas Park

Safety Harbor

Highland Park

South Daytona

Daytona Beach

Crescent 

City

Flagler Beach

Beverly Beach

Ponce de Leon

Neptune Beach

Pembroke Pines

Highland Beach

Jupiter Island

Sewall's Point

South Pasadena

Belleair Beach

Tarpon Springs

Cape Canaveral

Fruitland Park

Port Saint Joe

Atlantic Beach

Horseshoe Beach

Hialeah Gardens

Fort Lauderdale

Sea Ranch Lakes

Hillsboro Beach

Deerfield Beach

Redington Beach

New Port Richey

Melbourne Beach

Satellite Beach

Fanning 

Springs

Saint Augustine

Royal Palm Beach

Key Colony Beach

Fort Myers 

Beach

Lauderdale Lakes

Saint Pete Beach

Port 

Saint 

Lucie

New Smyrna Beach

Keystone 

Heights

Fernandina Beach

Palm Beach Shores

Ocean Breeze Park

Hillcrest Heights

Altamonte 

Springs

Panama City Beach

De Funiak Springs

Lake Clarke Shores

Palm Beach Gardens

Howey in 

the Hills

Green 

Cove 

Springs

Jacksonville Beach

Indian River Shores

Indian Harbour Beach

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

Saint Augustine Beach

Jupiter Inlet Beach Colony

Fort Walton Beach

Valparaiso

Vernon

Wausau

Lynn Haven

Wewahitchka

Tallahassee

Yankeetown

Tavares

Temple 

Terrace

Tampa

Lake Wales

Wauchula

Avon Park

Titusville

Melbourne Village

Venice

Tequesta

West Palm Beach

Lake Worth

Tamarac

Weston

Aventura

North Bay Village

West Miami

Key West

IntracoastalWate rway

Tamiami Canal

Miami Canal

Pe ace

Ri ve r

Chipola River

Hillsboro Canal

Kissi m m ee Rive r

Hors e Cre e k

L-2 Canal

L-8 Canal

S aint Marys Rive r

Re e dy Cre e k

L-40 Canal

Econfina R ive r

Bolles Canal

Cre e k

Taylor Cre e k

North New River Canal

CharlieCre e k

Canal C-41A

W e st Palm Beach Canal

Prairie Cre e k

L-7 Canal

Dry Cre e k

Econfina Creek

S opchoppy Rive r

Broad Rive r

Big

S lough

Canal

S te inhatche e Rive r

W accas ass a Rive r

Che rry Lake

W aciss a Rive r

South New River Canal

Jos hua Cre e k

Payne Cre e k

Jacks Branch

Indian Prairie Canal

Jim Creek

Cow Cre e k

Bear

Little Haw

Cre e k

Tom oka Rive r

County Line Canal

S

n

a ke

Cre e k Canal

Belcher Canal

Roberts Canal

Oce an Canal

Harne y Pond Canal

W e st Fe e de r Canal

Caloosahatche e Canal

Brade n Rive r

Caloos ah

a tc

he e

Ri ve r

Crooke d R ive r

Blue

Cypre ss Cre e k

El Rio Canal

Ninemile Canal

Haw Cre e k

Blackw a

te r Cre e k

S pring W arrior Cre e k

Gam be l Cre e k

Rocky Run

Big Gully Creek

North River

Ward Cre e k

Black Cre e k

Harney River

Gator S lough Canal

Trout 

Padgett Branch

Orange Creek

Florida City Canal

Short Canal

Watson River

Catfish 

Rim Canal

Rodgers River

Canal C-41

Cowarts Creek

Jackson Creek

California Creek

Cross Bayou Canal

Avocado Creek

Crystal River

Boggy Creek

Rim Canal

Intracoastal W ate rway

Pond

Intracoastal W ate rway

R ocky

Cre e k

Ocklawaha River

Ochlockone e Rive r

S wamp

Cre e k

Little St. Marys River

Thomas Creek

Orte ga

Ate s Cre e k

Etonia Cre e k

e

Dunns Cre e k

Parke r Canal

Pithlachas cote e Rive r

-

Disston Canal

Little W ithlacooche e Rive r

Hills b

o

r ough

Rive r

Intercoastal Waterway

W etappo Cre e k

S aint Marks R

ive r

Fe nhol ow

Rive r

 

W ithlacooche e

R

ive r

Olus te e

Cre e k

Crabgras s Cre e k

Kissimmee River

North Frk

 River

River

Creek

Rim Ditch

TenmileCreek

Saint 

Lucie 

Canal, Okeechobee Waterway

Philippe 

Creek

Aerojet Canal 

No. C-111

Wrights 

Pine 

Barren

Creek

Canoe 

Creek

Escambia

River

Pond 

Creek

Blackwater River

Yellow River

East Bay River

Creek

Creek

Creek

Creek

Creek

Creek

Creek

Creek

Creek

Creek

East

Fork Big

Coldwater

Sweetwater

Shoal Titi

Gum

Alaqua

Sandy

Bruce

Intracoastal Waterway

Cedar

Hard

Holmes

River

Rocky

Creek

Labor

Creek

Creek

Telogia

Cypress

Creek

East River

River

Chipola

Creek

River

 88° 87° 86° 85° 84° 83° 82° 81° 80°

31°

30°

29°

28°

27°

26°

25°

South Prong Saint Mary

River

New

Creek

Deep

Tenmile

Creek

Ocklawaha 

River

Tracy

Canal

Alafia 

River

South

Prong

Alafia

River

Anclote

River

Myakka

River

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