TidalMapPerdido River at Barrineau Park, FL Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
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 02376500 sits on the Perdido River and reads everything draining 394 square miles of the Perdido basin. Its datum sits 28 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1941, 85 years of it.
Normal flows here
The Perdido River runs a median of 478 cfs at this gauge across 85 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 659 cfs, and October the leanest at 360 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 40,800 cfs in 1998, and the lowest is 171 cfs in 2000.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 649 cfs | 136% |
| Feb | 659 cfs | 138% |
| Mar | 654 cfs | 137% |
| Apr | 593 cfs | 124% |
| May | 437 cfs | 91% |
| Jun | 440 cfs | 92% |
| Jul | 490 cfs | 102% |
| Aug | 472 cfs | 99% |
| Sep | 418 cfs | 87% |
| Oct | 360 cfs | 75% |
| Nov | 392 cfs | 82% |
| Dec | 537 cfs | 112% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1941 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Perdido River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 13 feet. NWS starts watching it at 9 feet. The highest crest on record is 26.3 feet, in September 1998.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 9 ft |
| Minor flooding | 13 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 19 ft |
| Major flooding | 26 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 1998 | 26.3 ft |
| March 1929 | 25.7 ft |
| April 1995 | 23.9 ft |
| September 2020 | 22.3 ft |
| March 1990 | 21.4 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRPF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02376500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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