Blackwater River near Baker, Fla 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 02370000 sits on the Blackwater River and reads everything draining 205 square miles of the Blackwater basin. Its datum sits 60 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1950, 72 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Blackwater River near Bradley AL, reading 88 square miles. This gauge adds the 117 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Blackwater River near Harold, FL at 298 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 69% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Blackwater River runs a median of 179 cfs at this gauge across 72 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 348 cfs, and October the leanest at 127 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 23,900 cfs in 1998, and the lowest is 43 cfs in 2026.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1950 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Blackwater River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 11 feet. NWS starts watching it at 6 feet. The highest crest on record is 25.7 feet, in September 1998.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BAKF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.