TidalMapEconfina Creek near Bennett, 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 02359500 sits on Econfina Creek and reads everything draining 122 square miles of the St. Andrew-St. Joseph Bays basin. Its datum sits 1 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1936, 86 years of it.
Normal flows here
Econfina Creek runs a median of 505 cfs at this gauge across 86 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 539 cfs, and November the leanest at 479 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 4,670 cfs in 1991, and the lowest is 240 cfs in 2012.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 498 cfs | 99% |
| Feb | 527 cfs | 104% |
| Mar | 539 cfs | 107% |
| Apr | 521 cfs | 103% |
| May | 482 cfs | 95% |
| Jun | 486 cfs | 96% |
| Jul | 520 cfs | 103% |
| Aug | 529 cfs | 105% |
| Sep | 524 cfs | 104% |
| Oct | 486 cfs | 96% |
| Nov | 479 cfs | 95% |
| Dec | 491 cfs | 97% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1936 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Econfina Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 10.6 feet. NWS starts watching it at 9.6 feet. The highest crest on record is 15.6 feet, in September 1926.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 9.6 ft |
| Minor flooding | 10.6 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 11.8 ft |
| Major flooding | 16.8 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 1926 | 15.6 ft |
| March 1991 | 15 ft |
| October 2018 | 13.7 ft |
| October 2018 | 13.7 ft |
| September 2020 | 13.6 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BENF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02359500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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