Withlacoochee River near Lee, 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.

Last 30 days

About this gauge

USGS gauge 02319394 sits on the Withlacoochee River and reads everything draining 2,330 square miles of the Withlacoochee basin. Its datum sits essentially at sea level NGVD29. Daily flow has been on record here since 2001, 24 years of it.

Where this gauge sits in the drainage

One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Withlacoochee River near Pinetta, Fla, reading 2,120 square miles. This gauge adds the 210 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Suwannee River at Ellaville, Fla at 6,970 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 33% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Suwannee River at Dowling Park, Florida and Suwannee River at Luraville, Fla.

Normal flows here

The Withlacoochee River runs a median of 1,035 cfs at this gauge across 24 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 3,220 cfs, and November the leanest at 637 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 51,400 cfs in 2009, and the lowest is 215 cfs in 2002.

Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2001 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 50 feet. NWS starts watching it at 44 feet. The highest crest on record is 64.3 feet, in April 2009.

Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WTHF1. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.