Suwannee River near Wilcox, 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 02323500 sits on the Suwannee River and reads everything draining 9,640 square miles of the Lower Suwannee basin. Its datum sits 1 feet below sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1931, 86 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Suwannee River near Bell, Florida, reading 9,390 square miles. This gauge adds the 250 square miles that drain in between.

Normal flows here

The Suwannee River runs a median of 7,530 cfs at this gauge across 86 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 12,200 cfs, and November the leanest at 6,045 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 84,700 cfs in 1948, and the lowest is 1,070 cfs in 2002.

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 10 feet. NWS starts watching it at 7 feet. The highest crest on record is 21.1 feet, in April 1948.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WCXF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.