Withlacoochee River at Croom, FL 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 02312500 sits on the Withlacoochee River and reads everything draining 810 square miles of the Withlacoochee basin. Its datum sits 39 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1940, 87 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Four gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Withlacoochee River at Rital FL, reading 629 square miles. This gauge adds the 181 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Withlacoochee River near Pineola, FL at 930 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 87% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Withlacoochee River near Floral City, FL, Withlacoochee River at Wysong Dam, at Carlson, FL and Withlacoochee River near Inverness, FL.

Normal flows here

The Withlacoochee River runs a median of 177 cfs at this gauge across 87 years of record. September is the fullest month at a median 600 cfs, and May the leanest at 89 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 8,630 cfs in 1960, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2001.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1940 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.

Flood stages and record crests

The Withlacoochee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 47.2 feet. NWS starts watching it at 46.2 feet. The highest crest on record is 53.4 feet, in June 1934.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CRMF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.