Manatee County, Florida

30 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Frog Creek Near Rubonia, FL: water level 2.29 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (2.08 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Frog Creek Near Rubonia, FL: flow 14.8 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 9.76 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Ogleby Creek Dnstr From Boggy Creek Near Myakka City, FL: water level 44.92 ft · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually below 44.53 ft · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Gamble Creek Near Parrish, FL: flow 5.01 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 7.71 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Manatee River At Rye, FL: water level 1.74 ft · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 1.88 ft · U.S. Geological Survey · 2 h ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - Florida: 56 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 11 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

6 sources answered; nothing recent here.

1 report in the last 24 hours, none published as an event.

Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

• Minutes · Palmetto city · 23 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

1 report in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.

• VA commissions 135K-square-foot outpatient clinic in Sarasota County · East County Observer · 1 h ago Published event
• Plan B part of Sarasota city, county planning for Amendment 3 · East County Observer · 7 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• High-impact projects hang in Amendment 3 balance for Longboat Key · East County Observer · 7 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Manatee residents could save with Amendment 3, but agencies worry · East County Observer · 7 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• City manager floats efficiencies for commission and staff · East County Observer · 7 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

7 entries from openFDA food enforcement reports (recalls), newest first, 1 from openFDA drug enforcement reports (recalls), newest first and 1 from openFDA food enforcement (FDA) for this county, in their latest reads.

• openFDA food enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 7 entries for this county · FDA · read 1 h ago
• openFDA drug enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 1 entry for this county · FDA · read 1 h ago
• openFDA food enforcement: 1 entry for this county · FDA · read Oct 28, 12:37 AM EDT

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

46 entries from USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Florida (U.S. Geological Survey) for this county, in its latest read.

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Florida: 46 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 55 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

1 entry from Duke Energy (Carolinas, Progress, Florida, Indiana, Ohio) outage map (Esri ArcGIS) (Duke Energy (Carolinas, Progress, Florida, Indiana, Ohio)) for this county, in its latest read.

• Duke Energy (Carolinas, Progress, Florida, Indiana, Ohio) outage map (Esri ArcGIS): 1 entry for this county · Duke Energy (Carolinas, Progress, Florida, Indiana, Ohio) · read 55 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

No source here for this.

Quiet

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA): No reported accident or crossing collision here with a release, evacuation, injury or death in the latest data · Federal Railroad Administration · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT
• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Florida, week of 2026-10-19: $3.981 a gallon, up 0 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C), week of 2026-10-19: $3.860 a gallon, down 7 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 148,982 jobs (146,696 a year earlier); $1,232 average weekly wage ($1,216 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT.

Matters Now

• Fish kills (FWC)
  Fish kill reported, Pond, 2026-10-21: unidentified. Florida FWC-FWRI
• Fish kills (FWC)
  Fish kill reported, Retention pond, 2026-10-21: Bass and assorted fish. Florida FWC-FWRI
• Fish kills (FWC)
  Fish kill reported, private pond, 2026-10-15: Tilapia, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass. Florida FWC-FWRI
• Fish kills (FWC)
  Fish kill reported, private pond, 2026-10-09: Tilapia. Florida FWC-FWRI
• Fish kills (FWC)
  Fish kill reported, private pond, 2026-10-09: shad. Florida FWC-FWRI
• Fish kills (FWC)
  Fish kill reported, private pond, 2026-09-30: Unidentified. Florida FWC-FWRI

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 8:04 PM EDT
• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT
• Red tide samples: No sample here at medium or high in the last 8 days · NOAA NCEI HABSOS · read 2 h ago
• Red tide forecast (NOAA): No irritation forecast at the beaches here · NOAA NCCOS · read 2 h ago
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 24 min ago

Background

• Red tide forecast (NOAA)
  Red tide respiratory irritation forecast, Longboat Pass Boat Ramp (Sarasota Bay), 2026-10-30: Very low. NOAA NCCOS
• Red tide forecast (NOAA)
  Red tide respiratory irritation forecast, Anna Maria Island Rod & Reel Pier (Lower Tampa Bay), 2026-10-30: Very low. NOAA NCCOS
• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  19 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist
• Red tide forecast (NOAA)
  Red tide respiratory irritation forecast, Longboat Pass Boat Ramp (Sarasota Bay), 2026-10-29: Very low. NOAA NCCOS
• Red tide forecast (NOAA)
  Red tide respiratory irritation forecast, Anna Maria Island Rod & Reel Pier (Lower Tampa Bay), 2026-10-29: Very low. NOAA NCCOS
• Red tide forecast (NOAA)
  Red tide respiratory irritation forecast, Longboat Pass Boat Ramp (Sarasota Bay), 2026-10-28: Very low. NOAA NCCOS
• Red tide forecast (NOAA)
  Red tide respiratory irritation forecast, Anna Maria Island Rod & Reel Pier (Lower Tampa Bay), 2026-10-28: Very low. NOAA NCCOS
• Red tide samples
  Karenia brevis at Longboat Pass Boat Ramp (Sarasota Bay), 2026-10-26: not present/background. Florida FWC-FWRI
• Red tide samples
  Karenia brevis at Anna Maria Island Rod & Reel Pier (Lower Tampa Bay), 2026-10-26: not present/background. Florida FWC-FWRI
• Red tide samples
  Karenia brevis at Anna Maria Island Rod & Reel Pier (Lower Tampa Bay), 2026-10-26: not present/background. Florida FWC-FWRI
• Red tide samples
  Karenia brevis at Palma Sola Bay Bridge, 2026-10-26: not present/background. Florida FWC-FWRI
• Red tide samples
  Karenia brevis at Fletcher Point (Lower Tampa Bay), 2026-10-26: not present/background. Florida FWC-FWRI
• Red tide samples
  Karenia brevis at Skyway Fishing Pier; South (Lower Tampa Bay), 2026-10-26: not present/background. Florida FWC-FWRI

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 8:04 PM EDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 11:56 AM EDT; NOAA NCEI HABSOS Oct 29, 10:00 AM EDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT; Florida FWC-FWRI Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT; NOAA NCCOS Oct 29, 10:00 AM EDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 19 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 2 h ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  23 properties on the National Register in this county. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 10:00 AM EDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 12:01 PM EDT.