Crystal River near Crystal River water level

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

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Low for mid-October

Water level

-0.13ft Down 0.28 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 08:00 AM EDT (38 min ago)

Flow: 412 cfs
Water temperature: 73 °F

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

At −0.13 ft, the Crystal River near Crystal River is below normal for mid-October.

The level is falling, down 0.28 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −2.26 ft and 2.34 ft.

The water temperature at the gauge is 73 °F.

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

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.

19 Mon 79° 57° – Wind 14 mph

20 Tue 75° 55° – Wind 11 mph

21 Wed 78° 56° – Wind 11 mph

22 Thu 78° 58° – Wind 12 mph

23 Fri 79° 58° – Wind 15 mph

24 Sat 84° 62° – Wind 18 mph

25 Sun 80° 64° – Wind 20 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:35 AM Sunset 06:58 PM Daylight 11 hr, 23 min First quarter 59%

Map

Other gauges on the Crystal River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Crystal River at Mouth of Kings BayRiver gauge, Crystal River	−0.34 ft	No reference yet	−0.46 ft	2.0 mi
Crystal River at Mouth near Shell Isl near Crystal RiverRiver gauge, Crystal River	−0.31 ft	No reference yet	−0.22 ft	3.6 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Saragassa Canal at Crystal RiverCanal gauge, Saragassa Canal	2.5 cfs	Very low	−223.5 cfs	2.6 mi
Halls River at Homosassa SpringsTidal gauge, Halls River	20.5 cfs	Low	−90.5 cfs	7 mi
Withlacoochee River below Inglis Dam near DunnellonRiver gauge, Withlacoochee River	0.95 ft	Normal	+0.35 ft	7 mi
Withlacoochee River at Inglis Dam near DunnellonRiver gauge, Withlacoochee River	27.27 ft	Low	−0.02 ft	7 mi
Homosassa Springs at Homosassa SpringsRiver gauge, Homosassa Springs	1.92 ft	Very low	−0.46 ft	8 mi
Se Fork Homosassa Spring at Homosassa SpringsRiver gauge, Se Fork Homosassa Spring	47.2 cfs	Very low	−9.4 cfs	8 mi
Withlacoochee R Bypass Channel near Inglis FlaRiver gauge, Withlacoochee R Bypass Channel	27.09 ft	Normal	−0.03 ft	8 mi
Homosassa River at HomosassaTidal gauge, Homosassa River	37.9 cfs	Low	−614.1 cfs	8 mi

Questions and answers

What is the water level of Crystal River near Crystal River today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 08:00 AM EDT, the water level was −0.13 ft. Down 0.28 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Crystal River near Crystal River rising or falling?

Down 0.28 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Crystal River near Crystal River 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:02310750 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 28.90500, -82.63519 (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	−0.13 ft	2026-10-19 12:00	Provisional
Flow	412 cfs	2026-10-19 07:00	Provisional
Water temperature	73 °F	2026-10-19 12:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Crystal River near Crystal River (usgs:02310750). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/florida/crystal-river-near-crystal-river

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