Santa Fe River at O'leno State Park, FL
River level and flood forecast · Columbia County
The river is 2.6 ft below flood stage (43 ft).
Forecast to rise to 41.8 ft Fri 8 PM, below the 43 ft flood stage.
Flow: 711 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:33 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 56 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 52 ft |
| Flood stage | 43 ft |
| Action stage | 42 ft |
| Record crest (September 14, 2017) | 57.07 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 62.3 ftWater reaches the top of the Interstate 75 bridge railing.
- 59.7 ftWater begins to flood the Interstate 75 bridge travel lanes.
- 57.2 ftWater reaches the approach roadway surface to the Interstate 75 bridge.
- 57 ftHomes in Buzzard Roost Prairie in Columbia County begin to flood.
- 56.3 ftWater reaches the base of the Interstate 75 bridge.
- 56 ftWater reaches the top of the suspension bridge at the O'leno State Park. Flood waters begin to approach camp structures on the Columbia County side of the river in O'leno State Park.
- 53 ftWater reaches the base of the suspension bridge at the O'leno State Park.
- 52 ftA barn floods upstream of O'leno State park in Alachua County at this level.
- 45 ftNumerous walking trails in O'leno State Park are flooded on the Alachua County side of the river. Flooding begins to affect local roads north of Buzzard Roost Prairie in Columbia County.
- 43 ftAccess to river gage becomes limited as the Bible Camp Road boat ramp becomes flooded and the last half mile of Bible Camp Road begins to flood in Columbia County. Overland flooding begins past the Santa Fe River sink in the park and will cut-off access road to south end of the park.
- 42 ftBoat ramp at the end of Bible Camp Road begins to flood.
- 41 ftSwimming becomes dangerous in the river in the park area.
Highest crests on record
- 57.07 ft — September 14, 2017
- 54.44 ft — June 29, 2012
- 52.21 ft — August 8, 2024
- 51.05 ft — July 10, 2021
- 48.28 ft — August 5, 2018
Recent crests: 52.21 ft (August 8, 2024) · 47.35 ft (December 21, 2023) · 44.66 ft (August 5, 2023) · 44.79 ft (September 14, 2022) · 43.36 ft (September 1, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamSanta Fe River at Worthington Springs, FL
- DownstreamSanta Fe River at River Rise near High Springs, FL
- Santa Fe River near Fort White, FL
- Ichetucknee River below Ichetucknee Springs State Park - US-27, FL
- New River near Lake Butler, FL
- Santa Fe River near Hildreth, FL
- Santa Fe River near Graham, FL
- Suwannee River at Branford - US 27, FL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (OLPF1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.