East River near Everglades City water level

Name: East River near Everglades City water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Tidal gauge, East River, Florida, United States

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Very low for mid-October

Water level

6.78ft Up 0.48 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 03:45 PM EDT (30 min ago)

Flow: 218 cfs
Water temperature: 79 °F

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Low water at East River near Everglades City: the gauge reads 6.78 ft, far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 7.78 ft, based on 17 years of readings, so the water level is 1.00 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 8.02 ft, a difference of −1.24 ft.

It is on the way up, by 0.48 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 5.68 ft – 8.99 ft.

The water temperature at the gauge is 79 °F.

Compared with 17 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 7.78 ft1.00 ft below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 7.30 ft – 8.64 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (17 years of records)
Same day last year: 8.02 ft−1.24 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 5.68 ft – 8.99 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 5.71 ft – 8.62 ft

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.03 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 85° 68° – Wind 14 mph

21 Wed 83° 64° – Wind 11 mph

22 Thu 83° 70° – Wind 13 mph

23 Fri 84° 68° – Wind 16 mph

24 Sat 83° 70° 0.21 in, 29% Wind 17 mph

25 Sun 83° 73° 0.01 in, 26% Wind 19 mph

26 Mon 84° 74° 0.06 in, 20% Wind 18 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:55 PM Daylight 11 hr, 27 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Faka-Union River near The MouthTidal gauge, Faka-Union River	6.91 ft	Very low	+0.39 ft	3.6 mi
Pumpkin River near GoodlandTidal gauge, Pumpkin River	5.94 ft	Very low	+0.43 ft	5.9 mi
Lostmans River below Second BayTidal gauge, Lostmans River	11,900 cfs	Very high	−400.0 cfs	30 mi
Imperial River near Bonita SpringsRiver gauge, Imperial River	5.48 ft	Normal	−0.13 ft	35 mi
Broad River near The CutoffTidal gauge, Broad River	2,700 cfs	Very high	−160.0 cfs	36 mi
EDEN 6 in Big Cypress National PreserveRiver gauge	10.33 ft	Normal	−0.04 ft	36 mi
West Feeder Canal above West Weir near ClewistonCanal gauge, West Feeder Canal	15.69 ft	Normal	−0.03 ft	37 mi
Lake Trafford near ImmokaleeLake, Lake Trafford	18.30 ft	Very low	+0.03 ft	37 mi

Questions and answers

Is the East River near Everglades City higher than last year?

No, it is 1.24 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 8.02 ft.

What is a normal level for the East River near Everglades City in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 7.78 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.30 ft and 8.64 ft, based on 17 years of records.

What is the water level of East River near Everglades City today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 03:45 PM EDT, the water level was 6.78 ft. Up 0.48 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is East River near Everglades City rising or falling?

Up 0.48 ft over the last 24 hours. Down 0.99 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of East River near Everglades City normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 17 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:255327081275900 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 25.89539, -81.45550 (WGS84)
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	6.78 ft	2026-10-20 19:45	Provisional
Flow	218 cfs	2026-10-20 19:45	Provisional
Water temperature	79 °F	2026-10-20 19:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: East River near Everglades City (usgs:255327081275900). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/florida/east-river-near-everglades-city

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