Peace River at SR 60 at Bartow, 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 02294650 sits on the Peace River and reads everything draining 390 square miles of the Peace basin. Its datum sits 87 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1940, 87 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Peace Creek near Bartow FL, reading 205 square miles. This gauge adds the 185 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Peace River near Bartow FL at 395 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 99% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Peace River at Clear Springs near Bartow FL, Peace River near Homeland FL and Peace River at Fort Meade FL.

Normal flows here

The Peace River runs a median of 76 cfs at this gauge across 87 years of record. September is the fullest month at a median 293 cfs, and May the leanest at 36 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 4,100 cfs in 1947, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2009.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1940 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 8 feet. NWS starts watching it at 7.6 feet. The highest crest on record is 11.1 feet, in September 2004.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BARF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.