TidalMapSt Johns River near Melbourne, 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 02232000 sits on the St Johns River and reads everything draining 968 square miles of the Upper St. Johns basin. Its datum sits 11 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1940, 86 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 Poinsett near Cocoa, Fla at 1,272 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 76% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to St Johns River near Cocoa, FL.
Normal flows here
The St Johns River runs a median of 276 cfs at this gauge across 86 years of record. October is the fullest month at a median 1,220 cfs, and May the leanest at 81 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 18,000 cfs in 1957, and the lowest is -181.0 cfs in 2017.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 261 cfs | 94% |
| Feb | 240 cfs | 87% |
| Mar | 181 cfs | 65% |
| Apr | 114 cfs | 41% |
| May | 81 cfs | 29% |
| Jun | 104 cfs | 38% |
| Jul | 371 cfs | 134% |
| Aug | 721 cfs | 261% |
| Sep | 1,025 cfs | 371% |
| Oct | 1,220 cfs | 441% |
| Nov | 553 cfs | 200% |
| Dec | 305 cfs | 110% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1940 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- Crane Creek at Melbourne, FL
- Jane Green Creek near Deer Park, FL
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- North Prong Saint Sebastian River near Micco, FL
- Blue Cypress Creek near Fellsmere, FL
- Little Econ Swamp at Nova Rd near Narcoossee, FL
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 02232000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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