Orange River near Buckingham water level

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

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High for mid-October

Water level

-0.99ft Down 0.96 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 05:30 PM EDT (58 min ago)

Flow: 154 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The Orange River near Buckingham is above normal at −0.99 ft.

It has dropped 0.96 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between −0.99 ft and 1.55 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: 0.62 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 81° 67° – Wind 16 mph

19 Mon 80° 66° – Wind 17 mph

20 Tue 82° 65° – Wind 14 mph

21 Wed 84° 64° – Wind 16 mph

22 Thu 82° 66° – Wind 13 mph

23 Fri 82° 64° – Wind 15 mph

24 Sat 81° 67° 0.01 in Wind 20 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:29 AM Sunset 06:57 PM Daylight 11 hr, 28 min First quarter 53%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Popash Creek at Leetana Rd. near North Fort MyersTidal gauge, Popash Creek	7.6 cfs	Normal	−2.2 cfs	3.5 mi
Telegraph Creek at State Highway at OlgaTidal gauge, Telegraph Creek	79.4 cfs	Normal	+14.5 cfs	4.2 mi
Caloosahatchee River at S-79, Nr.olgaRiver gauge, Caloosahatchee River	−0.28 ft	Very low	−3.32 ft	4.6 mi
Gator Slough West of Us-41 near Fort MyersRiver gauge, Gator Slough West of Us-41	12.76 ft	Normal	±0	11 mi
Whiskey Creek at Fort MyersRiver gauge, Whiskey Creek	3.09 ft	Normal	−0.02 ft	12 mi
Townsend Canal near AlvaCanal gauge, Townsend Canal	1.41 ft	Very low	−0.21 ft	12 mi
Sixmile Cypress Creek near Fort MyersRiver gauge, Sixmile Cypress Creek	5.96 ft	Low	−0.07 ft	13 mi
Briarcliff Ditch at Mouth near EsteroCanal gauge, Briarcliff Ditch	5.83 ft	Normal	−0.03 ft	14 mi

Questions and answers

What is the water level of Orange River near Buckingham today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 05:30 PM EDT, the water level was −0.99 ft. Down 0.96 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Orange River near Buckingham rising or falling?

Down 0.96 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Orange River near Buckingham normal?

High 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:02293055 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 26.69194, -81.75944 (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	−0.99 ft	2026-10-18 21:30	Provisional
Flow	154 cfs	2026-10-18 21:30	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Orange River near Buckingham (usgs:02293055). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/florida/orange-river-near-buckingham

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