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Telegraph Creek at State Highway at Olga water level

Tidal gauge, Telegraph Creek, Florida, United States

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Low for late October

Water level

0.69ft Up 0.88 ft over the last 24 hours

Flow
32.4 cfs
-1 0 1 3

History

-101ftOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 20Oct 21-101ftOct 16Oct 18Oct 21
Water level

What this means

At 0.69 ft, Telegraph Creek at State Highway at Olga is below normal for late October.

The water is rising: up 0.88 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between −1.52 ft and 1.48 ft.

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: 1.05 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 82° 64° – Wind 11 mph
21 Wed 82° 65° – Wind 9 mph
22 Thu 80° 64° – Wind 11 mph
23 Fri 80° 62° – Wind 16 mph
24 Sat 80° 66° 0.11 in, 21% Wind 18 mph
25 Sun 79° 69° 0.04 in, 20% Wind 22 mph
26 Mon 78° 71° 0.31 in Wind 21 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:30 AM Sunset 06:54 PM Daylight 11 hr, 24 min Waxing gibbous 74%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Caloosahatchee River at S-79, Nr.olgaRiver gauge, Caloosahatchee River 1.87 ft Very low −1.31 ft 0.7 mi
Orange River near BuckinghamTidal gauge, Orange River 31.4 cfs Very low −25.5 cfs 4.2 mi
Popash Creek at Leetana Rd. near North Fort MyersTidal gauge, Popash Creek 1.4 cfs Very low −2.9 cfs 7 mi
Townsend Canal near AlvaCanal gauge, Townsend Canal 1.66 ft Normal −0.12 ft 9 mi
Jacks Branch at Creek 78 near Fort DenaudRiver gauge, Jacks Branch 1.66 ft Normal −0.11 ft 12 mi
Gator Slough West of Us-41 near Fort MyersRiver gauge, Gator Slough West of Us-41 12.63 ft Normal −0.08 ft 13 mi
Whiskey Creek at Fort MyersRiver gauge, Whiskey Creek 3.08 ft Normal +0.02 ft 16 mi
Sixmile Cypress Creek near Fort MyersRiver gauge, Sixmile Cypress Creek 5.88 ft Low −0.04 ft 17 mi

Questions and answers

What is the water level of Telegraph Creek at State Highway at Olga today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 01:30 AM EDT, the water level was 0.69 ft. Up 0.88 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Telegraph Creek at State Highway at Olga rising or falling?

Up 0.88 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Telegraph Creek at State Highway at Olga normal?

Low for late 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.

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Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
U.S. Geological Survey
Station code
usgs:022929176 (Agency page)
Coordinates
26.72736, -81.70345 (WGS84)
Update interval
every 15 minutes
Licence
Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.69 ft 2026-10-21 05:30 Provisional
Flow 32.4 cfs 2026-10-21 05:30 Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Telegraph Creek at State Highway at Olga (usgs:022929176). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/florida/telegraph-creek-at-state-highway-at-olga

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