Little Withlacoochee River at Rerdell, 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 02312200 sits on the Little Withlacoochee River and reads everything draining 145 square miles of the Withlacoochee basin. Its datum sits 59 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1958, 68 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Little Withlacoochee River near Tarrytown, FL, reading 85 square miles. This gauge adds the 60 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Withlacoochee River at Croom, FL at 810 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 18% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Withlacoochee River near Pineola, FL, Withlacoochee River near Floral City, FL and Withlacoochee River at Wysong Dam, at Carlson, FL.

Normal flows here

The Little Withlacoochee River runs a median of 17 cfs at this gauge across 68 years of record. September is the fullest month at a median 62 cfs, and May the leanest at 4.0 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 3,380 cfs in 1960, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2007.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1958 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Little Withlacoochee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 65 feet. NWS starts watching it at 64.5 feet.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RERF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.