Alafia River at Lithia Pinecrest Rd at Lithia, FL Water Level Today

NWS river forecast

Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.

Last 30 days

About this gauge

USGS gauge 02301500 sits on the Alafia River and reads everything draining 335 square miles of the Alafia basin. Its datum sits 6 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1933, 93 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is South Prong Alafia River near Lithia FL, reading 107 square miles. This gauge adds the 228 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Alafia River at Gibsonton FL at 418 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 80% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Alafia River runs a median of 150 cfs at this gauge across 93 years of record. August is the fullest month at a median 447 cfs, and May the leanest at 69 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 40,800 cfs in 1933, and the lowest is 4.1 cfs in 2000.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1933 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Alafia River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 13 feet. NWS starts watching it at 11 feet. The highest crest on record is 28.5 feet, in September 1933.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LITF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.