TidalMapAlligator Creek near Garfield Bight, 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 251032080473400 sits on Alligator Creek in the Everglades basin. Daily flow has been on record here since 2007, 18 years of it.
Normal flows here
Alligator Creek runs a median of 12 cfs at this gauge across 18 years of record. October is the fullest month at a median 45 cfs, and April the leanest at -19.0 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 194 cfs in 2025, and the lowest is -164.0 cfs in 2022.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 cfs | 167% |
| Feb | 10 cfs | 83% |
| Mar | -5.8 cfs | -48% |
| Apr | -19.0 cfs | -158% |
| May | -18.0 cfs | -150% |
| Jun | 2.0 cfs | 17% |
| Jul | 7.1 cfs | 59% |
| Aug | 15 cfs | 125% |
| Sep | 26 cfs | 217% |
| Oct | 45 cfs | 375% |
| Nov | 38 cfs | 317% |
| Dec | 31 cfs | 258% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2007 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 251032080473400. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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