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Bottle Creek at Rookery Branch near Homestead, FL Water Level Today

Florida · USGS gauge 022908295 · live data · Updated Oct 28, 2026

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 022908295 sits on Bottle Creek in the Everglades basin. Daily flow has been on record here since 2004, 21 years of it.

Normal flows here

Bottle Creek runs a median of 20 cfs at this gauge across 21 years of record. December is the fullest month at a median 25 cfs, and May the leanest at 2.8 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 51 cfs in 2006, and the lowest is -5.4 cfs in 2011.

Median flow by month
MonthMedian flowShare of annual median
Jan21 cfs105%
Feb17 cfs85%
Mar8.4 cfs42%
Apr3.0 cfs15%
May2.8 cfs14%
Jun12 cfs60%
Jul19 cfs95%
Aug21 cfs105%
Sep23 cfs115%
Oct23 cfs115%
Nov24 cfs120%
Dec25 cfs125%

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2004 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Nearby river gauges

Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 022908295. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.

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