Water report · St. Johns River

St. Johns River conditions

Water reportnear De Land2h ago
1,770CFSLow

Running low for mid August, and dropping since yesterday. Above 24% of past August 13s on record.

Updated 5:30 PM UTC, Aug 13

1.20 ftgage87°Fwater

St. Johns River flow history

Aug 12typical 1,810 to 4,450 cfs
1,990cfs
Aug 6Aug 9Aug 12
Aug 12typical 1,810 to 4,450 cfs
1,990cfs
Jul 14Jul 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 1,810 to 4,450 cfs
1,990cfs
May 15Jun 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 1,810 to 4,450 cfs
1,990cfs
Aug 12Feb 10Aug 12

What this means

1,770 cfs puts St. Johns River in the 24th percentile for August 13, against 93 years of record.

The median for this date is 3,050 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 1,820 and 4,470.

Over the last 7 days, St. Johns River ran between 1,990 and 2,240 cfs, lowest on Aug 12 and highest on Aug 6.

That is 250 cfs lower than on Aug 6.

Over the last 30 days, St. Johns River ran between 1,140 and 2,960 cfs, lowest on Aug 1 and highest on Jul 21.

That is 550 cfs lower than on Jul 14.

Over the last 90 days, St. Johns River ran between −1,070 and 2,960 cfs, lowest on Jun 4 and highest on Jul 21.

That is 2,140 cfs higher than on May 15.

Over the last 12 months, St. Johns River ran between −1,880 and 7,840 cfs, lowest on Apr 10 and highest on Nov 14.

That is 1,540 cfs lower than on Aug 12.

Water temperature, past 30 days

Aug 11
86°F

83 to 89 °F over the window.

Gage height, past 30 days

Aug 12
1.10ft

0.85 to 1.32 ft over the window.

On this water

No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.

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USGS monitoring location 02236000, ST. JOHNS RIVER NEAR DE LAND, FL, 0.4 miles from the centre of St. Johns River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.

About this gauge

Readings come from USGS monitoring location 02236000, ST. JOHNS RIVER NEAR DE LAND, FL, 0.4 miles from the centre of St. Johns River. It reports gage height, water temperature and discharge. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.

St. Johns River fishing records

The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.

See the St. Johns River record book