Withlacoochee River at US 41 near Valdosta, GA 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 02317755 sits on the Withlacoochee River and reads everything draining 537 square miles of the Withlacoochee basin. Its datum sits 110 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow is on record here from 1977 to 2019, 7 years in all.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Withlacoochee River at Skipper Bridge Rd,nr Bemiss, GA, reading 502 square miles. This gauge adds the 35 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Withlacoochee River at US 84, near Quitman, GA at 1,480 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 36% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Withlacoochee River near Pinetta, Fla.

Normal flows here

The Withlacoochee River runs a median of 183 cfs at this gauge across 7 years of record. January is the fullest month at a median 628 cfs, and October the leanest at 0.7 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 19,200 cfs in 2013, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 1989.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1977 to 2019. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median. USGS stopped publishing a daily flow record at this gauge, so these are historical norms, not a baseline for current readings.

Flood stages and record crests

The Withlacoochee River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 125 feet. NWS starts watching it at 123 feet. The highest crest on record is 138.3 feet, in February 1986.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VDRG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.