Myakka River near Myakka City 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 02298554 sits on the Myakka River in the Myakka basin. Its datum sits 26 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2002, 24 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Myakka River Upst From Youngs Creek near Myakka City FL, reading 29 square miles. Downstream the next reading comes from Myakka River at Myakka City FL at 125 square miles. 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

The Myakka River runs a median of 21 cfs at this gauge across 24 years of record. August is the fullest month at a median 198 cfs, and May the leanest at 7.0 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 12,200 cfs in 2022, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2012.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2002 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.