Harney Pond Canal 2.4 Miles below S70 near Lakeport water level

Name: Harney Pond Canal 2.4 Miles below S70 near Lakeport water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Canal gauge, Harney Pond Canal 2.4 Miles, Florida, United States

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

18.72ft Up 0.11 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 11:45 PM EDT (46 min ago)

Flow: 43.6 cfs

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Harney Pond Canal 2.4 Miles below S70 near Lakeport, where the gauge shows 18.72 ft.

That puts it 0.04 ft below the median of 18.76 ft for mid-October, based on 9 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 18.72 ft as well.

It is on the way up, by 0.11 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 18.54 ft – 19.03 ft.

Compared with 9 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 18.76 ft0.04 ft below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 18.59 ft – 19.00 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (9 years of records)
Same day last year: 18.72 ft0.00 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 18.54 ft – 19.03 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 18.45 ft – 19.31 ft

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.09 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 84° 66° – Wind 13 mph

21 Wed 83° 64° – Wind 10 mph

22 Thu 80° 63° – Wind 12 mph

23 Fri 81° 63° – Wind 15 mph

24 Sat 80° 67° 0.06 in, 40% Wind 18 mph

25 Sun 81° 74° 0.01 in, 29% Wind 23 mph

26 Mon 82° 75° 0.01 in, 23% Wind 20 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:51 PM Daylight 11 hr, 23 min Waxing gibbous 74%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Harney Pond Canal above S-71 near LakeportCanal gauge, Harney Pond Canal	18.85 ft	Normal	+0.25 ft	5.2 mi
Indian Prairie Canal above Pump Station near OkeechobeeCanal gauge, Indian Prairie Canal	19.82 ft	Very high	+0.32 ft	5.8 mi
Indian Prairie Canal above S-72 near OkeechobeeCanal gauge, Indian Prairie Canal	19.92 ft	Very high	+0.29 ft	8 mi
Fisheating Creek at LakeportRiver gauge, Fisheating Creek	12.83 ft	Very low	−0.09 ft	9 mi
Fisheating Creek at PalmdaleRiver gauge, Fisheating Creek	4.04 ft	Normal	−0.04 ft	16 mi
Popash Slough near OkeechobeeRiver gauge, Popash Slough	21.81 ft	Low	+0.05 ft	18 mi
Caloosahatchee Canal Dws of S-77 at Moore HavenCanal gauge, Caloosahatchee Canal Dws of S-77	10.40 ft	Very low	−0.09 ft	18 mi
Fisheating Creek near Lake PlacidRiver gauge, Fisheating Creek	72.94 ft	Normal	±0	22 mi

Questions and answers

How does the Harney Pond Canal 2.4 Miles below S70 near Lakeport compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 18.72 ft.

What is a normal level for the Harney Pond Canal 2.4 Miles below S70 near Lakeport in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 18.76 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 18.59 ft and 19.00 ft, based on 9 years of records.

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 Harney Pond Canal 2.4 Miles below S70 near Lakeport today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 11:45 PM EDT, the water level was 18.72 ft. Up 0.11 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Harney Pond Canal 2.4 Miles below S70 near Lakeport rising or falling?

Up 0.11 ft over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Harney Pond Canal 2.4 Miles below S70 near Lakeport normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 9 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:02257750 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 27.09083, -81.13272 (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	18.72 ft	2026-10-21 03:45	Provisional
Flow	43.6 cfs	2026-10-21 03:45	Provisional

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