Withlacoochee River at US 84, near Quitman, 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.

Last 30 days

About this gauge

USGS gauge 02318500 sits on the Withlacoochee River and reads everything draining 1,480 square miles of the Withlacoochee basin. Its datum sits 83 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1929, 50 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Withlacoochee River at US 41 near Valdosta, GA, reading 537 square miles. This gauge adds the 943 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Withlacoochee River near Pinetta, Fla at 2,120 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 70% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Withlacoochee River near Lee, Fla.

Normal flows here

The Withlacoochee River runs a median of 226 cfs at this gauge across 50 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 1,600 cfs, and November the leanest at 42 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 61,000 cfs in 1948, and the lowest is 5.8 cfs in 2007.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1929 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 104 feet. NWS starts watching it at 99 feet. The highest crest on record is 118.2 feet, in April 2009.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge QUTG1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.