Pithlachascotee River/New Port Richey Flood and Drought Information Portal

 Pithlachascotee River/New Port Richey Flood and Drought Information Portal

Flooding: 

Since the Pithlachascotee is a river that leads to coastal Florida, there have been a multitude of severe flooding events in the past. This especially applies with recent hurricane Milton and other hurricanes and severe tropical storms that hit the west coast of Florida. Below is a directory of information regarding severe flooding events from the past, and current water guage data. 

According to the City of New Port Richey, every resident lives within a flood zone!

2024 New Port Richey Flood Safety Information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-kX-jRu4U_nPID7dGygXNWc8vs7kBLFw/view?usp=sharing 

National Water Prediction Service Tide Guage at New Port Richey and current flood impacts: https://water.noaa.gov/gauges/PNPF1 

Flood profiles of the Pithlachascotee, United States Geological Service: https://share.google/JWMI0vw54YohbezZu 

In 2024, New Port Richey was affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton, which caused major flooding. 

New Port Richey Hurricane Map and Climate Risk Report, flooding impact and history: https://firststreet.org/city/new-port-richey-fl/1248500_fsid/flood 

The City of New Port Richey Flood Risk information: https://www.cityofnewportrichey.org/Residents/Public-Safety/Flood-Risk 

Video of flooding near the Pithlachascotee River from hurricane Helene: https://www.facebook.com/reel/386186471202054/ 

Video of flooding near the Pithlachascotee River from hurricane Idalia (2023): https://www.facebook.com/reel/316062160835235 

Spectrum Bay News 9, “Pasco County calls post-Milton flooding 'historic':” https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2024/10/12/pasco-historic-flooding 

Drought: According to the National Integrated Drought Information System run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 0 people in Pasco County are affected by drought. This is typical, as Florida is known to have frequent rain events. There was a drought that affected the state of Florida between 1998-2002, but that is not typical.

Read more about the 1998-2002 drought here: https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2006/1295/#:~:text=CIRC1295%20%2D%20The%20Drought%20of%201998,on%20Florida's%20Hydrology%20and%20Landscape 

Look at current drought conditions for Pasco County, FL: https://www.drought.gov/states/florida/county/pasco