TidalMapLong Creek near Myakka City 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 02298492 sits on Long Creek and reads everything draining 6.0 square miles of the Myakka basin. Its datum sits 1 feet below sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1999, 27 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 Myakka River at Myakka City FL at 125 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 5% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Myakka River near SR 72 near Sarasota, FL, Myakka River at Control near Laurel FL and Myakka River at North Port Charlotte FL. It then enters Upper Myakka Lake near Sarasota FL, below which releases set the flow.
Normal flows here
Long Creek runs a median of 3.1 cfs at this gauge across 27 years of record. August is the fullest month at a median 15 cfs, and May the leanest at 1.3 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 2,010 cfs in 2022, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2026.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.8 cfs | 90% |
| Feb | 3.8 cfs | 123% |
| Mar | 2.9 cfs | 94% |
| Apr | 2.2 cfs | 71% |
| May | 1.3 cfs | 42% |
| Jun | 5.7 cfs | 184% |
| Jul | 9.8 cfs | 316% |
| Aug | 15 cfs | 484% |
| Sep | 12 cfs | 387% |
| Oct | 3.7 cfs | 119% |
| Nov | 1.9 cfs | 61% |
| Dec | 2.2 cfs | 71% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1999 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- Myakka River Upst From Youngs Creek near Myakka City FL
- Maple Creek near Myakka City FL
- Coker Creek near Myakka City FL
- Myakka River near Myakka City FL
- Ogleby Creek Dnstr From Boggy Creek near Myakka City FL
- Myakka River at Myakka City FL
- Manatee River at SR 64 near Myakka Head, FL
- Horse Creek near Myakka Head FL
- South Fork Little Manatee River near Parrish FL
- Howard Creek near Sarasota FL
- Horse Creek at SR 72 near Arcadia, FL
- Myakka River near SR 72 near Sarasota, FL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02298492. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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