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Broad River near The Cutoff water level

Tidal gauge, Broad River, Florida, United States

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High for mid-October

Water level

-0.09ft Down 0.61 ft over the last 24 hours

Flow
1,260 cfs
Water temperature
82 °F
-3 -1 0 1

History

-0.00.20.4ftOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Oct 18-0.00.20.4ftOct 16Oct 17Oct 18
Water level

What this means

High water at Broad River near The Cutoff: the latest reading is −0.09 ft, above normal for mid-October.

It is still going down, by 0.61 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is −0.24 ft – 0.78 ft.

The water temperature at the gauge is 82 °F.

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

18 Sun 83° 72° – Wind 15 mph
19 Mon 87° 71° – Wind 17 mph
20 Tue 87° 72° – Wind 15 mph
21 Wed 86° 72° 0.01 in Wind 15 mph
22 Thu 81° 70° 0.06 in Wind 14 mph
23 Fri 81° 70° – Wind 15 mph
24 Sat 82° 70° 0.01 in, 30% Wind 17 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:25 AM Sunset 06:55 PM Daylight 11 hr, 30 min First quarter 49%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Lostmans River below Second BayTidal gauge, Lostmans River 6,520 cfs Very high +590 cfs 7 mi
EDEN 3 in Everglades National ParkRiver gauge 0.73 ft Low +0.02 ft 9 mi
Bottle Creek at Rookery Branch near HomesteadRiver gauge, Bottle Creek 0.78 ft Low +0.01 ft 14 mi
Tamiami Canal at S-12-A, near MiamiCanal gauge, Tamiami Canal 8.29 ft Very low −0.88 ft 24 mi
Tamiami Canal at S-12-B near MiamiCanal gauge, Tamiami Canal 8.34 ft Very low ±0 26 mi
W-2 in Water Conservation Area 3-ARiver gauge 7.72 ft Very low +0.12 ft 27 mi
West Lake Outlet to Long Lake near FlamingoRiver gauge, West Lake Outlet to Long Lake 0.45 ft Normal −0.01 ft 27 mi
Cuthbert Lake Outlet near FlamingoRiver gauge, Cuthbert Lake Outlet 0.53 ft Normal ±0 28 mi

Questions and answers

What is the water level of Broad River near The Cutoff today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 08:30 AM EDT, the water level was −0.09 ft. Down 0.61 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Broad River near The Cutoff rising or falling?

Down 0.61 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Broad River near The Cutoff 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:02290878 (Agency page)
Coordinates
25.50139, -81.07694 (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 −0.09 ft 2026-10-18 12:30 Provisional
Flow 1,260 cfs 2026-10-18 12:30 Provisional
Water temperature 82 °F 2026-10-18 12:30 Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Broad River near The Cutoff (usgs:02290878). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/florida/broad-river-near-the-cutoff

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