Escambia River near Century, FL 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.

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 02375500 sits on the Escambia River and reads everything draining 3,817 square miles of the Escambia basin. Its datum sits 28 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1935, 91 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Conecuh River at State Hwy 41 near Brewton, AL, reading 2,661 square miles. This gauge adds the 1,156 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Escambia River near Molino, Fla at 4,147 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 92% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Escambia River runs a median of 2,955 cfs at this gauge across 91 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 7,900 cfs, and October the leanest at 1,600 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 103,000 cfs in 1998, and the lowest is 452 cfs in 2001.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1935 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Escambia River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 17 feet. NWS starts watching it at 12 feet. The highest crest on record is 37.8 feet, in March 1929.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CTYF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.