Peace River at Fort Meade 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 02294898 sits on the Peace River and reads everything draining 480 square miles of the Peace basin. Its datum sits essentially at sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1975, 51 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Five gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Peace River near Homeland FL, reading 411 square miles. This gauge adds the 69 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Peace River at Bowling Green FL at 613 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 78% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Peace River at State Hwy 664A near Wauchula FL and Peace River at US 17 at Zolfo Springs, FL.

Normal flows here

The Peace River runs a median of 64 cfs at this gauge across 51 years of record. September is the fullest month at a median 298 cfs, and May the leanest at 22 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 2,950 cfs in 2022, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2007.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1975 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Peace River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 78 feet. NWS starts watching it at 77 feet. The highest crest on record is 81 feet, in September 2022.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FTMF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.