Ichetucknee River below Ichetucknee Springs State Park - US-27, FL

River level and flood forecast · Columbia County

Normal14.1 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM

The river is 4.9 ft below flood stage (19 ft).

Flow: 217 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

121416182022TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 16 ftFlood 19 ftModerate 21 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage24 ft
Moderate flood stage21 ft
Flood stage19 ft
Action stage16 ft
Record crest (April 12, 1948)33.29 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 33.29 ft — April 12, 1948
  2. 28.099999999999998 ft — April 27, 1973
  3. 26.02 ft — April 17, 2009
  4. 25.819999999999997 ft — April 17, 2005
  5. 25.669999999999998 ft — October 12, 2004

Recent crests: 19.02 ft (October 12, 2024) · 22.74 ft (August 12, 2024) · 19.78 ft (May 29, 2024) · 21.89 ft (April 24, 2024) · 19.98 ft (September 28, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ICSF1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.