Suwannee River at Luraville, 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 02320000 sits on the Suwannee River and reads everything draining 7,280 square miles of the Lower Suwannee basin. Its datum sits essentially at sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1927, 41 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Suwannee River at Dowling Park, Florida, reading 7,190 square miles. Downstream the next reading comes from Suwannee River at Branford, Fla at 7,880 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 92% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Suwannee River near Bell, Florida.

Normal flows here

The Suwannee River runs a median of 3,730 cfs at this gauge across 41 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 8,180 cfs, and November the leanest at 2,440 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 66,000 cfs in 1928, and the lowest is 930 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 35 feet. NWS starts watching it at 34 feet. The highest crest on record is 52.8 feet, in April 1948.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LURF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.