TidalMapSouth Branch Estero River at Estero, 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 02291597 sits on the South Branch Estero River in the Big Cypress Swamp basin. Daily flow has been on record here since 1987, 39 years of it.
Normal flows here
The South Branch Estero River runs a median of 2.3 cfs at this gauge across 39 years of record. September is the fullest month at a median 22 cfs, and May the leanest at 0.4 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 511 cfs in 2017, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 1999.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.2 cfs | 96% |
| Feb | 1.6 cfs | 70% |
| Mar | 1.0 cfs | 43% |
| Apr | 0.7 cfs | 32% |
| May | 0.4 cfs | 17% |
| Jun | 1.2 cfs | 54% |
| Jul | 6.0 cfs | 261% |
| Aug | 13 cfs | 565% |
| Sep | 22 cfs | 957% |
| Oct | 9.4 cfs | 409% |
| Nov | 2.7 cfs | 117% |
| Dec | 2.3 cfs | 100% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1987 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02291597. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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