Suwannee River at Ellaville, 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.

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About this gauge

USGS gauge 02319500 sits on the Suwannee River and reads everything draining 6,970 square miles of the Lower Suwannee basin. Its datum sits 27 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1927, 99 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Suwannee River at Suwannee Springs Fla, reading 2,630 square miles. This gauge adds the 4,340 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Suwannee River at Dowling Park, Florida at 7,190 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 97% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Suwannee River at Luraville, Fla and Suwannee River at Branford, Fla.

Normal flows here

The Suwannee River runs a median of 3,505 cfs at this gauge across 99 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 9,200 cfs, and November the leanest at 2,140 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 94,700 cfs in 1948, and the lowest is 299 cfs in 2012.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1927 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 53 feet. NWS starts watching it at 49 feet. The highest crest on record is 67.4 feet, in April 1948.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ELLF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.