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Telegraph Creek at State Highway at Olga water level

Tidal gauge, Telegraph Creek, Florida, United States

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

-0.58ft Up 0.37 ft over the last 24 hours

Flow
47.0 cfs
-3 -1 0 1

History

-101ftOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 19Oct 20-101ftOct 16Oct 18Oct 20
Water level

What this means

The gauge at Telegraph Creek at State Highway at Olga reads −0.58 ft, a normal level for mid-October.

The water is rising: up 0.37 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: 1.09 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 80° 67° – Wind 16 mph
20 Tue 82° 65° – Wind 12 mph
21 Wed 80° 61° 0.01 in Wind 11 mph
22 Thu 76° 70° – Wind 13 mph
23 Fri 81° 64° – Wind 15 mph
24 Sat 81° 68° 0.00 in Wind 19 mph
25 Sun 81° 72° – Wind 22 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:30 AM Sunset 06:55 PM Daylight 11 hr, 25 min First quarter 64%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Caloosahatchee River at S-79, Nr.olgaRiver gauge, Caloosahatchee River 3.11 ft Normal +0.20 ft 0.7 mi
Orange River near BuckinghamTidal gauge, Orange River 48.5 cfs Low −45.8 cfs 4.2 mi
Popash Creek at Leetana Rd. near North Fort MyersTidal gauge, Popash Creek 7.6 cfs Normal −2.2 cfs 7 mi
Townsend Canal near AlvaCanal gauge, Townsend Canal 1.68 ft Normal +0.13 ft 9 mi
Jacks Branch at Creek 78 near Fort DenaudRiver gauge, Jacks Branch 1.72 ft Normal +0.15 ft 12 mi
Gator Slough West of Us-41 near Fort MyersRiver gauge, Gator Slough West of Us-41 12.72 ft Normal −0.02 ft 13 mi
Whiskey Creek at Fort MyersRiver gauge, Whiskey Creek 3.08 ft Low ±0 16 mi
Sixmile Cypress Creek near Fort MyersRiver gauge, Sixmile Cypress Creek 11.10 ft High +5.14 ft 17 mi

Questions and answers

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

On Oct 19, 2026, 10:30 PM EDT, the water level was −0.58 ft. Up 0.37 ft over the last 24 hours.

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

Up 0.37 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Telegraph Creek at State Highway at Olga 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.

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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 −0.58 ft 2026-10-20 02:30 Provisional
Flow 47.0 cfs 2026-10-20 02:30 Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Telegraph Creek at State Highway at Olga (usgs:022929176). Accessed October 20, 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