Hillsborough River at Fowler Av near Temple Terrace 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.

Last 30 days

About this gauge

USGS gauge 02304000 sits on the Hillsborough River and reads everything draining 630 square miles of the Hillsborough basin. Its datum sits 1 feet below sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1934, 7 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Hillsborough River at Morris Br near Thonotosassa FL, reading 375 square miles. This gauge adds the 255 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Hillsborough River at I-275 Bridge at Sulphur Springs FL at 637 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 99% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Hillsborough River at Platt Street at Tampa FL.

Normal flows here

The Hillsborough River runs a median of 207 cfs at this gauge across 7 years of record. August is the fullest month at a median 1000 cfs, and May the leanest at 85 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 11,700 cfs in 1934, and the lowest is 31 cfs in 2024.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1934 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Hillsborough River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 29 feet. NWS starts watching it at 25 feet. The highest crest on record is 34.7 feet, in September 1933.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FOWF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.