TidalMapAlligator Creek at Kapok Park at Clearwater FL Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
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 02307674 sits on Alligator Creek and reads everything draining 7.0 square miles of the Tampa Bay basin. Its datum sits essentially at sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2010, 17 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Alligator Creek below Belcher Rd at Clearwater FL, reading 3.7 square miles. This gauge adds the 3.3 square miles that drain in between.
Normal flows here
Alligator Creek runs a median of 4.1 cfs at this gauge across 17 years of record. August is the fullest month at a median 17 cfs, and May the leanest at 2.1 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 892 cfs in 2025, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2017.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.8 cfs | 93% |
| Feb | 4.6 cfs | 112% |
| Mar | 3.3 cfs | 80% |
| Apr | 2.9 cfs | 71% |
| May | 2.1 cfs | 51% |
| Jun | 5.1 cfs | 124% |
| Jul | 14 cfs | 341% |
| Aug | 17 cfs | 415% |
| Sep | 14 cfs | 354% |
| Oct | 6.3 cfs | 154% |
| Nov | 3.6 cfs | 88% |
| Dec | 2.8 cfs | 68% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2010 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- Alligator Creek at Highway 19 at Clearwater FL
- Alligator Creek below Belcher Rd at Clearwater FL
- Long Branch near Pinellas Park FL
- Curlew Creek at Belcher Road near Ozona FL
- Curlew Creek at County Road 1 near Ozona FL
- Rattlesnake Creek at Belleair FL
- South Branch Brooker Creek near Oldsmar FL
- Bee Branch near Palm Harbor FL
- Double Branch at Country Way Blvd near Oldsmar FL
- Brooker Creek near Tarpon Springs FL
- Rocky Creek near Sulphur Springs FL
- St Joe Creek at 62Nd St near Pinellas Park FL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02307674. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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