St Lucie Canal above S-80 near Stuart water level

Name: St Lucie Canal above S-80 near Stuart water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Canal gauge, St Lucie Canal, Florida, United States

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

12.17ft Down 0.23 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 07:45 AM EDT (37 min ago)

Flow: 150 cfs

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The St Lucie Canal above S-80 near Stuart is at 12.17 ft, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 12.50 ft, based on 9 years of readings, so the canal level is 0.33 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 12.43 ft, a difference of −0.26 ft.

It has dropped 0.23 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 12.17 ft and 13.86 ft.

Compared with 9 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 12.50 ft0.33 ft below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 11.79 ft – 13.07 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (9 years of records)
Same day last year: 12.43 ft−0.26 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 12.17 ft – 13.86 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 10.16 ft – 13.86 ft

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.06 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 83° 72° – Wind 17 mph

20 Tue 80° 67° – Wind 13 mph

21 Wed 80° 64° 0.19 in Wind 12 mph

22 Thu 79° 72° 0.07 in Wind 13 mph

23 Fri 80° 71° 0.01 in, 24% Wind 17 mph

24 Sat 80° 73° 0.27 in, 64% Wind 22 mph

25 Sun 81° 76° 0.08 in, 57% Wind 22 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:24 AM Sunset 06:49 PM Daylight 11 hr, 25 min First quarter 68%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
St Lucie River at Speedy Point, StuartRiver gauge, St Lucie River	3.08 ft	Flooding	+0.74 ft	7 mi
St Lucie Estuary at A1A (Steele Pt)stuartEstuary gauge, St Lucie Estuary	2.92 ft	Flooding	+0.80 ft	8 mi
Lox River at Outlet of Kitchings CreekRiver gauge, Lox River	3.47 ft	Very high	+0.82 ft	11 mi
Loxahatchee River at Mile 9.1 near JupiterRiver gauge, Loxahatchee River	3.38 ft	Flooding	+1.03 ft	12 mi
Loxahatchee River near JupiterRiver gauge, Loxahatchee River	12.20 ft	High	+0.38 ft	14 mi
Loxahatchee River Dws Lainhart Dam near JupiterRiver gauge, Loxahatchee River Dws Lainhart Dam	11.99 ft	Normal	+0.42 ft	14 mi
Loxahatchee River 500 Fort Ds of Us-1 at JupiterEstuary gauge, Loxahatchee River 500 Fort Ds of Us-1	1.55 ft	Very high	+0.76 ft	17 mi
St. Lucie Canal below S-308, near Port Mayaca (Aux)Canal gauge, St. Lucie Canal	13.79 ft	Normal	−0.31 ft	22 mi

Questions and answers

Is the St Lucie Canal above S-80 near Stuart higher than last year?

No, it is 0.26 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 12.43 ft.

What is a normal level for the St Lucie Canal above S-80 near Stuart in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 12.50 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 11.79 ft and 13.07 ft, based on 9 years of records.

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of St Lucie Canal above S-80 near Stuart today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 07:45 AM EDT, the water level was 12.17 ft. Down 0.23 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is St Lucie Canal above S-80 near Stuart rising or falling?

Down 0.23 ft over the last 24 hours. Down 0.70 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of St Lucie Canal above S-80 near Stuart normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 9 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:02276998 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 27.10867, -80.28725 (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	12.17 ft	2026-10-20 11:45	Provisional
Flow	150 cfs	2026-10-20 10:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: St Lucie Canal above S-80 near Stuart (usgs:02276998). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/florida/st-lucie-canal-above-s-80-near-stuart

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