Aucilla River Floods – Highest water levels in 34 years

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. As heavy rainfall in the area last week drained into the Aucilla River basin, water levels in the river gradually rose and reached the official flood stage of 53 feet in Lamont, Fla., during Friday evening, March 25. The river crested in Lamont at 53.36 feet on Saturday morning, March 26, the highest on record since it reached 53.4 feet on March 11, 1988, according to the Flood Advisory issued by the National Weather Service in Tallahassee for Jefferson, Mad