VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla — More than a week after Hurricane Ian dumped historic levels of rain over Central Florida, the St. John’s River continues to rise as water flows down from other parts of the state.

The National Weather Service river guage graph shows the St. John’s River near Deland is above 6 feet.

It is forecast to crest at six and a half feet in the next couple of days.

That surpasses the previous record of 6.1 feet and above flood stage, which is 4 feet.

“There’s supposed to be sidewalk over there,” pointed Jeffrey Baker who lives on a marina off the river for about a year and a half now.

He’s watched the water levels around him gradually rise every day since hurricane Ian hit the area,

“We thought about evacuating but figured that boat could handle it, and it did.”

When he and his brother bought their two-bedroom boat, they decided to travel from Savannah, Georgia, and find a location they could make a home.

This is the first time they’ve seen the water rise so high throughout their living there.

“We need it to go down,” Baker said. 

Records from the NWS show the St. John’s River has not been at this level in nearly six decades.

Baker owns a dinghy that’s made getting around a little bit easier while he waits for the water to recede.

Everyday tasks like reaching his truck now require traveling through the water, but he says he’s grateful his boat home hasn’t had any significant problems since the storm.

“A week after the storm stopped, the water just kept rising. We thought it was going to, but it never did.”

The river is expected to crest early Monday.

For people Baker and those who live nearby, that’s something they’ve been waiting on for days.