New River near Lake Butler Fla 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 02321000 sits on the New River and reads everything draining 191 square miles of the Santa Fe basin. Its datum sits 84 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1950, 57 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 Santa Fe River at Worthington Springs, Fla at 575 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 33% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Santa Fe River at O'leno State Park Fla, Santa Fe River at US Hwy 441 near High Springs,fl and Santa Fe River near Fort White, Fla.

Normal flows here

The New River runs a median of 33 cfs at this gauge across 57 years of record. August is the fullest month at a median 80 cfs, and May the leanest at 4.8 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 14,000 cfs in 2017, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2007.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1950 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The New River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 91 feet. NWS starts watching it at 89 feet. The highest crest on record is 98.5 feet, in September 2017.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NRBF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.