Suwannee River at Branford, 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 02320500 sits on the Suwannee River and reads everything draining 7,880 square miles of the Lower Suwannee basin. Its datum sits 5 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1931, 95 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Three gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Suwannee River at Luraville, Fla, reading 7,280 square miles. This gauge adds the 600 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Suwannee River near Bell, Florida at 9,390 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 84% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Suwannee River near Wilcox, Fla.

Normal flows here

The Suwannee River runs a median of 4,650 cfs at this gauge across 95 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 9,650 cfs, and November the leanest at 3,130 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 82,800 cfs in 1948, and the lowest is 1,230 cfs in 2012.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1931 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Suwannee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 25 feet. NWS starts watching it at 22 feet. The highest crest on record is 38.1 feet, in April 1948.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BFDF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.