Suwannee River near Bell, Florida 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 02323000 sits on the Suwannee River and reads everything draining 9,390 square miles of the Lower Suwannee basin. Its datum sits essentially at sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1932, 50 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Suwannee River at Branford, Fla, reading 7,880 square miles. This gauge adds the 1,510 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Suwannee River near Wilcox, Fla at 9,640 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 97% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Suwannee River runs a median of 6,490 cfs at this gauge across 50 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 9,650 cfs, and November the leanest at 5,050 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 82,300 cfs in 1948, and the lowest is 1,820 cfs in 2012.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1932 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 17 feet. NWS starts watching it at 14 feet. The highest crest on record is 23.1 feet, in April 1948.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RCKF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.