Santa Fe River at O'leno State Park Fla 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 02321898 sits on the Santa Fe River and reads everything draining 820 square miles of the Santa Fe basin. Daily flow has been on record here since 2012, 15 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Santa Fe River at Worthington Springs, Fla, reading 575 square miles. This gauge adds the 245 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Santa Fe River at US Hwy 441 near High Springs,fl at 859 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 95% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Santa Fe River near Fort White, Fla, Santa Fe River near Hildreth Fla and Suwannee River near Bell, Florida.

Normal flows here

The Santa Fe River runs a median of 225 cfs at this gauge across 15 years of record. August is the fullest month at a median 684 cfs, and May the leanest at 110 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 25,300 cfs in 2017, and the lowest is 19 cfs in 2012.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2012 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Santa Fe River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 43 feet. NWS starts watching it at 42 feet. The highest crest on record is 57.1 feet, in September 2017.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OLPF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.