Rainbow River at Dunnellon, 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 02313100 sits on the Rainbow River in the Withlacoochee basin. Its datum sits 23 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1965, 61 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Downstream the next reading comes from Withlacoochee River at US 41 at Dunnellon, FL at 1,960 square miles. Water passing here goes on to Withlacoochee River at Inglis Dam near Dunnellon, FL.

Normal flows here

The Rainbow River runs a median of 656 cfs at this gauge across 61 years of record. October is the fullest month at a median 712 cfs, and May the leanest at 625 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 1,060 cfs in 1988, and the lowest is 391 cfs in 2012.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1965 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Rainbow River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 29 feet. NWS starts watching it at 28 feet. The highest crest on record is 29.6 feet, in November 2024.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RNBF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.