TidalMapBig Coldwater Creek near Milton, Fla 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 02370500 sits on Big Coldwater Creek and reads everything draining 237 square miles of the Blackwater basin. Its datum sits 9 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1939, 80 years of it.
Normal flows here
Big Coldwater Creek runs a median of 387 cfs at this gauge across 80 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 499 cfs, and October the leanest at 323 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 29,700 cfs in 1990, and the lowest is 158 cfs in 1956.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 473 cfs | 122% |
| Feb | 495 cfs | 128% |
| Mar | 499 cfs | 129% |
| Apr | 452 cfs | 117% |
| May | 361 cfs | 93% |
| Jun | 368 cfs | 95% |
| Jul | 405 cfs | 105% |
| Aug | 396 cfs | 102% |
| Sep | 362 cfs | 93% |
| Oct | 323 cfs | 83% |
| Nov | 338 cfs | 87% |
| Dec | 394 cfs | 102% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1939 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Big Coldwater Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 10 feet. NWS starts watching it at 5 feet. The highest crest on record is 23 feet, in March 1990.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 5 ft |
| Minor flooding | 10 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 15 ft |
| Major flooding | 23 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| March 1990 | 23 ft |
| September 2020 | 21.5 ft |
| June 1970 | 21.4 ft |
| August 1975 | 20.6 ft |
| September 1998 | 19.9 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MLNF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02370500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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