Ocklawaha River near Ocala,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 02239000 sits on the Ocklawaha River and reads everything draining 1,018 square miles of the Oklawaha basin. Its datum sits essentially at sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1930, 54 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Ocklawaha River at Moss Bluff, FL, reading 879 square miles. This gauge adds the 139 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Ocklawaha River near Conner, FL at 1,196 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 85% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Ocklawaha River at Eureka, FL.

Normal flows here

The Ocklawaha River runs a median of 250 cfs at this gauge across 54 years of record. September is the fullest month at a median 382 cfs, and May the leanest at 134 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 2,830 cfs in 2017, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2013.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1930 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Ocklawaha River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 39 feet. NWS starts watching it at 37.5 feet. The highest crest on record is 41.3 feet, in September 2017.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OKRF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.