Lostmans River below Second Bay water level

Name: Lostmans River below Second Bay water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Tidal gauge, Lostmans River, Florida, United States

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.61ft Down 0.12 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 06:30 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 2,560 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The gauge at Lostmans River below Second Bay reads 0.61 ft, a normal level for mid-October.

The level is falling, down 0.12 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −0.74 ft and 0.95 ft.

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

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 89° 75° 0.02 in, 53% Wind 10 mph

18 Sun 78° 72° 0.24 in, 49% Wind 14 mph

19 Mon 85° 70° – Wind 20 mph

20 Tue 88° 70° – Wind 20 mph

21 Wed 88° 71° – Wind 19 mph

22 Thu 85° 71° – Wind 18 mph

23 Fri 80° 68° – Wind 16 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:25 AM Sunset 06:56 PM Daylight 11 hr, 32 min First quarter 44%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Broad River near The CutoffTidal gauge, Broad River	1,600 cfs	Very high	−210.0 cfs	7 mi
EDEN 3 in Everglades National ParkRiver gauge	0.74 ft	Normal	+0.02 ft	15 mi
Bottle Creek at Rookery Branch near HomesteadRiver gauge, Bottle Creek	0.79 ft	Low	+0.01 ft	20 mi
Tamiami Canal at S-12-A, near MiamiCanal gauge, Tamiami Canal	8.32 ft	Very low	+0.08 ft	26 mi
W-2 in Water Conservation Area 3-ARiver gauge	7.72 ft	Very low	+0.12 ft	28 mi
Tamiami Canal at S-12-B near MiamiCanal gauge, Tamiami Canal	8.37 ft	Low	+0.04 ft	28 mi
East River near Everglades CityTidal gauge, East River	8.34 ft	High	−0.24 ft	30 mi
Tamiami Canal below S-12-C, NearmiamiCanal gauge, Tamiami Canal	9.03 ft	Low	+0.06 ft	31 mi

Questions and answers

What is the water level of Lostmans River below Second Bay today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 06:30 PM EDT, the water level was 0.61 ft. Down 0.12 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Lostmans River below Second Bay rising or falling?

Down 0.12 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Lostmans River below Second Bay normal?

Normal 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:02290918 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 25.55556, -81.16472 (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	0.61 ft	2026-10-17 22:30	Provisional
Flow	2,560 cfs	2026-10-17 19:30	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Lostmans River below Second Bay (usgs:02290918). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/florida/lostmans-river-below-second-bay

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