Lostmans River below Second Bay water level

Name: Lostmans River below Second Bay water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Tidal gauge, Lostmans River, Florida, United States

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.60ft

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 03:30 AM EDT (36 min ago)

Flow: 2,030 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The gauge at Lostmans River below Second Bay reads 0.60 ft, a normal level for mid-October.

Over the past 30 days it has moved between −0.43 ft and 0.73 ft.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 87° 75° 0.09 in, 34% Wind 12 mph

18 Sun 79° 70° 0.06 in, 47% Wind 14 mph

19 Mon 86° 71° – Wind 18 mph

20 Tue 84° 71° – Wind 17 mph

21 Wed 84° 70° – Wind 16 mph

22 Thu 84° 68° – Wind 15 mph

23 Fri 83° 68° – Wind 16 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:25 AM Sunset 06:56 PM Daylight 11 hr, 32 min First quarter 38%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Broad River near The CutoffTidal gauge, Broad River	1,220 cfs	Very high	−782.7 cfs	7 mi
EDEN 3 in Everglades National ParkRiver gauge	0.73 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	15 mi
Bottle Creek at Rookery Branch near HomesteadRiver gauge, Bottle Creek	0.77 ft	Low	±0	20 mi
Tamiami Canal at S-12-A, near MiamiCanal gauge, Tamiami Canal	8.25 ft	Very low	−0.45 ft	26 mi
W-2 in Water Conservation Area 3-ARiver gauge	7.60 ft	Very low	+0.01 ft	28 mi
Tamiami Canal at S-12-B near MiamiCanal gauge, Tamiami Canal	8.33 ft	Low	−0.49 ft	28 mi
East River near Everglades CityTidal gauge, East River	8.15 ft	Normal	+0.13 ft	30 mi
Tamiami Canal below S-12-C, NearmiamiCanal gauge, Tamiami Canal	9.10 ft	Normal	+0.08 ft	31 mi

Questions and answers

What is the water level of Lostmans River below Second Bay today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 03:30 AM EDT, the water level was 0.60 ft.

Is the level of Lostmans River below Second Bay 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:02290918 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 25.55556, -81.16472 (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	0.60 ft	2026-10-17 07:30	Provisional
Flow	2,030 cfs	2026-10-17 05:30	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Lostmans River below Second Bay (usgs:02290918). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/florida/lostmans-river-below-second-bay

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