Lt Econlockhatchee River at State Hwy434 near Oviedo, 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 02233475 sits on the Lt Econlockhatchee River and reads everything draining 73 square miles of the Upper St. Johns basin. Its datum sits 1 feet below sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1997, 29 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 Econlockhatchee River near Oviedo, FL at 228 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 32% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Econlockhatchee River near Chuluota, FL. It then enters St Johns River above Lake Harney near Geneva, FL, below which releases set the flow.

Normal flows here

The Lt Econlockhatchee River runs a median of 62 cfs at this gauge across 29 years of record. September is the fullest month at a median 194 cfs, and May the leanest at 39 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 6,120 cfs in 2022, and the lowest is 11 cfs in 1999.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1997 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The highest crest on record is 41 feet, in September 2022.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LECF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.