Withlacoochee River near Pinetta, Fla 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 02319000 sits on the Withlacoochee River and reads everything draining 2,120 square miles of the Withlacoochee basin. Its datum sits 47 feet above sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 1932, 94 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Withlacoochee River at US 84, near Quitman, GA, reading 1,480 square miles. This gauge adds the 640 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Withlacoochee River near Lee, Fla at 2,330 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 91% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Suwannee River at Ellaville, Fla, Suwannee River at Dowling Park, Florida and Suwannee River at Luraville, Fla.

Normal flows here

The Withlacoochee River runs a median of 510 cfs at this gauge across 94 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 2,490 cfs, and November the leanest at 192 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 73,600 cfs in 1948, and the lowest is 57 cfs in 2002.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1932 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 73 feet. NWS starts watching it at 59 feet. The highest crest on record is 87.8 feet, in April 2009.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PINF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.