Peace River at SR 70 at Arcadia, 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 02296750 sits on the Peace River and reads everything draining 1,367 square miles of the Peace basin. Its datum sits 6 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1932, 94 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Three gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Peace River at US 17 at Zolfo Springs, FL, reading 826 square miles. This gauge adds the 541 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Peace River near Peace River Heights near Ft Ogden FL at 1,780 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 77% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Peace River at Harbour Heights FL.

Normal flows here

The Peace River runs a median of 328 cfs at this gauge across 94 years of record. September is the fullest month at a median 1,685 cfs, and May the leanest at 147 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 49,900 cfs in 2023, and the lowest is 5.6 cfs in 2000.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1932 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 11 feet. NWS starts watching it at 9 feet. The highest crest on record is 23.7 feet, in October 2022.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ARCF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.