Little Wekiva River near Altamonte Springs, 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 02234990 sits on the Little Wekiva River and reads everything draining 42 square miles of the Upper St. Johns basin. Daily flow has been on record here since 1972, 51 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 Wekiva River near Sanford, FL at 189 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 22% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to St Johns River near De Land, FL.

Normal flows here

The Little Wekiva River runs a median of 17 cfs at this gauge across 51 years of record. August is the fullest month at a median 47 cfs, and May the leanest at 10 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 986 cfs in 2022, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 2001.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1972 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Little Wekiva River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 28.5 feet. NWS starts watching it at 27.5 feet. The highest crest on record is 31.1 feet, in September 2022.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LWAF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.