Old Fort Bayou at Ocean Springs water level

Name: Old Fort Bayou at Ocean Springs water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Estuary gauge, Old Fort Bayou, Mississippi, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

0.56ft Up 0.29 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 05:15 PM CDT (38 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The U.S. Geological Survey has Old Fort Bayou at Ocean Springs at 0.56 ft. There is no published reference for this estuary yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It is on the way up, by 0.29 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is −0.31 ft – 1.59 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:01 AM Sunset 06:20 PM Daylight 11 hr, 19 min Waxing gibbous 72%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Biloxi Bay at Point Cadet Harbor at BiloxiEstuary gauge, Biloxi Bay	0.44 ft	Low	+0.17 ft	2.7 mi
Tchoutacabouffa River near D'ibervilleRiver gauge, Tchoutacabouffa River	1.19 ft	Below flood stage	+0.02 ft	5.5 mi
Biloxi River near LymanRiver gauge, Biloxi River	4.66 ft	Below flood stage	+3.24 ft	13 mi
Pascagoula River at Graham FerryRiver gauge, Pascagoula River	2.14 ft	Low	+0.10 ft	17 mi
Biloxi River at WorthamRiver gauge, Biloxi River	−0.92 ft	Low	±0	20 mi
Red Creek at VestryRiver gauge, Red Creek	4.39 ft	Low	−0.01 ft	22 mi
Escatawpa River at I-10 near Orange GroveRiver gauge, Escatawpa River	1.14 ft	Below flood stage	+0.09 ft	23 mi
Wolf River at Belle Ferry Road near Long BeachTidal gauge, Wolf River	2.33 ft	Below flood stage	−0.09 ft	23 mi

Questions and answers

What is the water level of Old Fort Bayou at Ocean Springs today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 05:15 PM CDT, the water level was 0.56 ft. Up 0.29 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Old Fort Bayou at Ocean Springs rising or falling?

Up 0.29 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Old Fort Bayou at Ocean Springs normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

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:02481299 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 30.41917, -88.82806 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
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	0.56 ft	2026-10-20 22:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Old Fort Bayou at Ocean Springs (usgs:02481299). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/mississippi/old-fort-bayou-at-ocean-springs

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