Withlacoochee River at SR 200 near Holder, 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 02313000 sits on the Withlacoochee River and reads everything draining 1,825 square miles of the Withlacoochee basin. Its datum sits 27 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1928, 94 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Six gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Withlacoochee River near Inverness, FL, reading 1,700 square miles. This gauge adds the 125 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Withlacoochee River at US 41 at Dunnellon, FL at 1,960 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 93% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Withlacoochee River at Inglis Dam near Dunnellon, FL.

Normal flows here

The Withlacoochee River runs a median of 637 cfs at this gauge across 94 years of record. September is the fullest month at a median 1,155 cfs, and May the leanest at 419 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 8,660 cfs in 1960, and the lowest is 33 cfs in 2001.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1928 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 34.6 feet. NWS starts watching it at 33.6 feet. The highest crest on record is 39.9 feet, in April 1960.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HLDF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.