Withlacoochee River at US 301 at Trilby, 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 02312000 sits on the Withlacoochee River and reads everything draining 570 square miles of the Withlacoochee basin. Its datum sits 49 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1928, 96 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Withlacoochee River near Dade City, FL, reading 390 square miles. This gauge adds the 180 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Withlacoochee River at Rital FL at 629 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 91% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Withlacoochee River at Croom, FL, Withlacoochee River near Pineola, FL and Withlacoochee River near Floral City, FL.

Normal flows here

The Withlacoochee River runs a median of 114 cfs at this gauge across 96 years of record. September is the fullest month at a median 468 cfs, and May the leanest at 49 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 8,840 cfs in 1934, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 2000.

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 60.3 feet. NWS starts watching it at 58.8 feet. The highest crest on record is 68.7 feet, in June 1934.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TRBF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.