Crystal River at Mouth of Kings Bay water level

Name: Crystal River at Mouth of Kings Bay water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Crystal River, Florida, United States

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Water level

-1.01ft Up 0.31 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 06:30 PM EDT (27 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The Crystal River at Mouth of Kings Bay reads −1.01 ft as of Oct 20, 2026, 06:30 PM EDT. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

It has risen 0.31 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between −2.29 ft and 2.36 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Floating and fishing near Crystal River at Mouth of Kings Bay

Use the recent trend as your guide, and ask locally which gage height makes for a good float.

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 77° 55° – Wind 10 mph

21 Wed 79° 56° – Wind 10 mph

22 Thu 78° 54° – Wind 10 mph

23 Fri 80° 59° – Wind 15 mph

24 Sat 79° 62° 0.02 in Wind 20 mph

25 Sun 78° 66° – Wind 22 mph

26 Mon 80° 65° – Wind 19 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:57 PM Daylight 11 hr, 21 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Other gauges on the Crystal River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Crystal River near Crystal RiverTidal gauge, Crystal River	1,020 cfs	Normal	−180.0 cfs	2.0 mi
Crystal River at Mouth near Shell Isl near Crystal RiverRiver gauge, Crystal River	−1.14 ft	No reference yet	+0.34 ft	5.6 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Saragassa Canal at Crystal RiverCanal gauge, Saragassa Canal	171 cfs	High	+116 cfs	0.6 mi
Halls River at Homosassa SpringsTidal gauge, Halls River	192 cfs	Very high	+93.2 cfs	5.5 mi
Homosassa Springs at Homosassa SpringsRiver gauge, Homosassa Springs	3.03 ft	Normal	+0.86 ft	7 mi
Se Fork Homosassa Spring at Homosassa SpringsRiver gauge, Se Fork Homosassa Spring	61.6 cfs	Normal	+3.4 cfs	7 mi
Homosassa River at HomosassaTidal gauge, Homosassa River	777 cfs	Very high	+175 cfs	8 mi
Withlacoochee River below Inglis Dam near DunnellonRiver gauge, Withlacoochee River	−0.15 ft	Very low	−0.36 ft	8 mi
Withlacoochee River at Inglis Dam near DunnellonRiver gauge, Withlacoochee River	27.28 ft	Low	+0.01 ft	8 mi
Hidden River near HomosassaEstuary gauge, Hidden River	6.3 cfs	Low	−0.8 cfs	9 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Crystal River at Mouth of Kings Bay today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 06:30 PM EDT, the water level was −1.01 ft. Up 0.31 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Crystal River at Mouth of Kings Bay rising or falling?

Up 0.31 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Crystal River at Mouth of Kings Bay normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

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:02310742 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 28.89336, -82.60556 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
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	−1.01 ft	2026-10-20 22:30	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Crystal River at Mouth of Kings Bay (usgs:02310742). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/florida/crystal-river-at-mouth-of-kings-bay

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer