TidalMapLittle Manatee River near Ft Lonesome 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 02300100 sits on the Little Manatee River and reads everything draining 31 square miles of the Little Manatee basin. Its datum sits 44 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1964, 62 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Little Manatee River at US 301 near Wimauma, FL at 149 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 21% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Little Manatee River runs a median of 8.0 cfs at this gauge across 62 years of record. August is the fullest month at a median 37 cfs, and May the leanest at 1.3 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 2,190 cfs in 1979, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 1974.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.5 cfs | 94% |
| Feb | 8.8 cfs | 110% |
| Mar | 8.1 cfs | 101% |
| Apr | 3.6 cfs | 45% |
| May | 1.3 cfs | 16% |
| Jun | 7.0 cfs | 88% |
| Jul | 22 cfs | 275% |
| Aug | 37 cfs | 462% |
| Sep | 32 cfs | 406% |
| Oct | 10 cfs | 125% |
| Nov | 5.2 cfs | 65% |
| Dec | 6.1 cfs | 76% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1964 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- South Fork Little Manatee River near Parrish FL
- South Fork Little Manatee River near Wimauma FL
- South Prong Alafia River near Lithia FL
- South Prong Alafia River near Ft Lonesome FL
- Little Manatee River at US 301 near Wimauma, FL
- Alafia River near Bell Shoals Rd near Riverview FL
- Alafia River at Lithia Pinecrest Rd at Lithia, FL
- Bullfrog Creek near Wimauma FL
- Bullfrog Creek near Riverview FL
- North Prong Alafia River at Keysville FL
- Thirtymile Creek near Nichols FL
- Manatee River at SR 64 near Myakka Head, FL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02300100. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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