Hidden River near Homosassa water level

Name: Hidden River near Homosassa water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Estuary gauge, Hidden River, Florida, United States

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

1.49ft Down 0.12 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 06:30 PM EDT (56 min ago)

Flow: 6.3 cfs

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level

What this means

At 1.49 ft, the Hidden River near Homosassa is below normal for mid-October.

A year ago it stood at 1.70 ft (−0.21 ft).

The level is falling, down 0.12 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.49 ft and 2.81 ft.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Same day last year: 1.70 ft−0.21 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.49 ft – 2.81 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.64 ft – 2.81 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 76° 56° – Wind 9 mph

21 Wed 78° 55° – Wind 11 mph

22 Thu 78° 60° – Wind 13 mph

23 Fri 79° 58° – Wind 14 mph

24 Sat 80° 62° 0.02 in Wind 18 mph

25 Sun 79° 65° 0.01 in Wind 19 mph

26 Mon 80° 65° – Wind 16 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:57 PM Daylight 11 hr, 22 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Se Fork Homosassa Spring at Homosassa SpringsRiver gauge, Se Fork Homosassa Spring	60.4 cfs	Normal	+4.0 cfs	2.1 mi
Homosassa River at HomosassaTidal gauge, Homosassa River	777 cfs	Very high	+175 cfs	2.2 mi
Homosassa Springs at Homosassa SpringsRiver gauge, Homosassa Springs	2.92 ft	Normal	+0.80 ft	2.3 mi
Halls River at Homosassa SpringsTidal gauge, Halls River	192 cfs	Very high	+93.2 cfs	3.4 mi
Chassahowitzka River near HomosassaTidal gauge, Chassahowitzka River	77.6 cfs	Very high	+4.1 cfs	3.6 mi
Chassahowitzka River near ChassahowitzkaEstuary gauge, Chassahowitzka River	512 cfs	Very high	+54.0 cfs	3.7 mi
Saragassa Canal at Crystal RiverCanal gauge, Saragassa Canal	83.9 cfs	Normal	+4.3 cfs	9 mi
Crystal River near Crystal RiverTidal gauge, Crystal River	1,020 cfs	Normal	−180.0 cfs	10 mi

Questions and answers

How does the Hidden River near Homosassa compare with last year?

It is 0.21 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.70 ft.

What is the water level of Hidden River near Homosassa today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 06:30 PM EDT, the water level was 1.49 ft. Down 0.12 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Hidden River near Homosassa rising or falling?

Down 0.12 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Hidden River near Homosassa normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 5 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:02310675 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 28.76665, -82.58871 (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	1.49 ft	2026-10-20 22:30	Provisional
Flow	6.3 cfs	2026-10-20 22:30	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Hidden River near Homosassa (usgs:02310675). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/florida/hidden-river-near-homosassa

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