TidalMapShell Creek near Punta Gorda 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 02298202 sits on Shell Creek and reads everything draining 373 square miles of the Peace basin. Its datum sits essentially at sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1965, 54 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Shell Creek on Creek 764 near Punta Gorda FL, reading 90 square miles. This gauge adds the 283 square miles that drain in between.
Normal flows here
Shell Creek runs a median of 79 cfs at this gauge across 54 years of record. September is the fullest month at a median 627 cfs, and May the leanest at 29 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 10,200 cfs in 2017, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 1965.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 69 cfs | 87% |
| Feb | 68 cfs | 86% |
| Mar | 48 cfs | 61% |
| Apr | 39 cfs | 49% |
| May | 29 cfs | 37% |
| Jun | 222 cfs | 281% |
| Jul | 416 cfs | 527% |
| Aug | 560 cfs | 709% |
| Sep | 627 cfs | 794% |
| Oct | 266 cfs | 337% |
| Nov | 94 cfs | 120% |
| Dec | 72 cfs | 91% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1965 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- Prairie Creek on Creek 764 near Punta Gorda FL
- Shell Creek on Creek 764 near Punta Gorda FL
- Peace River at Harbour Heights FL
- Shell Creek at Circle K Groves near Ft Ogden FL
- Peace River near Peace River Heights near Ft Ogden FL
- Peace River at Platt FL
- Prairie Creek near Fort Ogden FL
- Joshua Creek at Nocatee FL
- Prairie Creek Upstream of SR 31 near Ft Ogden FL
- Horse Creek at SR 72 near Arcadia, FL
- Peace River at SR 70 at Arcadia, FL
- Caloosahatchee River at S-79, Nr.olga, Fla
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02298202. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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