TidalMapBear Creek near Bayonet Point 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 02310368 sits on Bear Creek and reads everything draining 37 square miles of the Crystal-Pithlachascotee basin. Its datum sits essentially at sea level NAVD88. Daily flow is on record here from 2012 to 2017, 6 years in all.
Normal flows here
Bear Creek runs a median of 2.0 cfs at this gauge across 6 years of record. August is the fullest month at a median 4.9 cfs, and May the leanest at 0.8 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 437 cfs in 2015, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2017.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.2 cfs | 59% |
| Feb | 1.5 cfs | 73% |
| Mar | 1.5 cfs | 73% |
| Apr | 1.5 cfs | 73% |
| May | 0.8 cfs | 40% |
| Jun | 1.4 cfs | 68% |
| Jul | 3.0 cfs | 146% |
| Aug | 4.9 cfs | 239% |
| Sep | 4.4 cfs | 215% |
| Oct | 2.8 cfs | 137% |
| Nov | 2.5 cfs | 124% |
| Dec | 1.8 cfs | 88% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2012 to 2017. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median. USGS stopped publishing a daily flow record at this gauge, so these are historical norms, not a baseline for current readings.
Nearby river gauges
- Bear Creek at SR 52 near Bayonet Point FL
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- Brooker Creek near Lake Fern FL
- South Branch Anclote River near Odessa FL
- Weeki Wachee River near Brooksville FL
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- Brooker Creek at Van Dyke Rd near Citrus Park FL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02310368. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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