TidalMapHoward Creek near Sarasota FL 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 02298760 sits on Howard Creek and reads everything draining 20 square miles of the Myakka basin. Its datum sits 11 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1984, 37 years of it.
Normal flows here
Howard Creek runs a median of 2.0 cfs at this gauge across 37 years of record. August is the fullest month at a median 24 cfs, and May the leanest at 0.6 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 2,600 cfs in 1992, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2025.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.9 cfs | 95% |
| Feb | 2.2 cfs | 110% |
| Mar | 1.9 cfs | 95% |
| Apr | 0.9 cfs | 45% |
| May | 0.6 cfs | 28% |
| Jun | 2.2 cfs | 112% |
| Jul | 8.7 cfs | 435% |
| Aug | 24 cfs | 1200% |
| Sep | 20 cfs | 975% |
| Oct | 3.3 cfs | 165% |
| Nov | 1.5 cfs | 75% |
| Dec | 1.5 cfs | 75% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1984 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02298760. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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