TidalMapSoldier Creek near Longwood, 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 02234384 sits on Soldier Creek and reads everything draining 21 square miles of the Upper St. Johns basin. Daily flow has been on record here since 1972, 46 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Lake Jesup Outlet near Sanford, FL at 156 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 14% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to St Johns River near Sanford, FL and St Johns River near De Land, FL.
Normal flows here
Soldier Creek runs a median of 5.5 cfs at this gauge across 46 years of record. September is the fullest month at a median 16 cfs, and May the leanest at 1.6 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 610 cfs in 2022, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 2001.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.7 cfs | 104% |
| Feb | 6.0 cfs | 109% |
| Mar | 3.9 cfs | 71% |
| Apr | 2.3 cfs | 42% |
| May | 1.6 cfs | 29% |
| Jun | 4.2 cfs | 77% |
| Jul | 9.9 cfs | 180% |
| Aug | 14 cfs | 255% |
| Sep | 16 cfs | 291% |
| Oct | 7.4 cfs | 135% |
| Nov | 4.8 cfs | 87% |
| Dec | 4.7 cfs | 85% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1972 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- Gee Creek near Longwood, FL
- Howell Creek at State Hwy 434 near Oviedo, FL
- Howell Creek near Slavia, FL
- Howell Creek near Altamonte Springs, FL
- Little Wekiva River near Altamonte Springs, FL
- St Johns River near Sanford, FL
- Lt Econlockhatchee River at State Hwy434 near Oviedo, FL
- Wekiva River near Sanford, FL
- Econlockhatchee River near Oviedo, FL
- Econlockhatchee River near Chuluota, FL
- Blackwater Creek near Cassia, FL
- St Johns River above Lake Harney near Geneva, FL
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02234384. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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