Peace River at US 17 at Zolfo Springs, 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 02295637 sits on the Peace River and reads everything draining 826 square miles of the Peace basin. Its datum sits 30 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1934, 92 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Eight gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Peace River at State Hwy 664A near Wauchula FL, reading 754 square miles. This gauge adds the 72 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Peace River at SR 70 at Arcadia, FL at 1,367 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 60% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Peace River runs a median of 258 cfs at this gauge across 92 years of record. September is the fullest month at a median 869 cfs, and May the leanest at 123 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 20,900 cfs in 2022, and the lowest is 3.6 cfs in 2001.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1934 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 16 feet. NWS starts watching it at 14 feet. The highest crest on record is 27.2 feet, in September 2022.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ZFSF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.