Withlacoochee River at US 41 at Dunnellon, 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 02313200 sits on the Withlacoochee River and reads everything draining 1,960 square miles of the Withlacoochee basin. Its datum sits 1 feet below sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2019, 7 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Five gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Withlacoochee River at SR 200 near Holder, FL, reading 1,825 square miles. This gauge adds the 135 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Withlacoochee River at Inglis Dam near Dunnellon, FL at 2,020 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 97% of the water measured there.

Normal flows here

The Withlacoochee River runs a median of 1,235 cfs at this gauge across 7 years of record. September is the fullest month at a median 1,945 cfs, and May the leanest at 919 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 5,510 cfs in 2025, and the lowest is 681 cfs in 2023.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2019 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 28.2 feet. NWS starts watching it at 28 feet. The highest crest on record is 32.2 feet, in April 1960.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DNLF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.