Hillsborough River below Crystal Spr near Zephyrhills 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 02302010 sits on the Hillsborough River in the Hillsborough basin. Its datum sits 1 feet below sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1984, 30 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Hillsborough River above Crystal Spr near Zephyrhills FL, reading 82 square miles. Downstream the next reading comes from Hillsborough River above Crystal Spr near Zephyrhills FL at 82 square miles. Water passing here goes on to Hillsborough River at Morris Br near Thonotosassa FL, Hillsborough River near Tampa FL and Hillsborough River at Fowler Av near Temple Terrace FL.

Normal flows here

The Hillsborough River runs a median of 75 cfs at this gauge across 30 years of record. September is the fullest month at a median 101 cfs, and May the leanest at 57 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 1,120 cfs in 2025, and the lowest is 20 cfs in 2002.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1984 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.