Suwannee River at Ellaville - US 90, FL
River level and flood forecast · Suwannee County
Normal31.6 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 21.4 ft below flood stage (53 ft).
Flow: 4,390 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 65 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 60 ft |
| Flood stage | 53 ft |
| Action stage | 49 ft |
| Record crest (April 7, 1948) | 67.38 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 76.9 ftWater reaches the top of the Interstate 10 bridge railing.
- 75.9 ftWater reaches the top of the US-90 bridge railing.
- 73.9 ftWater reaches the Interstate 10 bridge travel lanes.
- 73.8 ftWater reaches the US-90 bridge travel lanes.
- 73 ftWater reaches the approach road surface of the Interstate 10 bridges in Madison County.
- 68.9 ftWater reaches the base of the US-90 bridge.
- 68.1 ftWater reaches the base of the Interstate 10 bridge across the Suwannee River.
- 68 ftIn Suwannee County, River Road floods just south of Interstate 10 at 209th Road.
- 67 ftIn Suwannee County, several homes off River Road in Ellaville begin to flood.
- 66 ftElectric substation in Suwannee County floods.
- 65 ftWater reaches the approach road surface to the US-90 bridge in Suwannee County about one quarter mile east of the bridge. Water begins to surround the electric substation in Suwannee County.
- 64 ftSE 165th Street in Madison County floods on the north side of Interstate 10.
- 63 ftResidences on 38th Terrace flood in Suwannee County.
- 62.1 ftWater reaches the approach road surface to the US-90 bridge in Madison County about 0.4 miles west of the bridge.
- 60 ftWater approaches two homes off 38th Terrace in Suwannee County.
- 58 ftAccess to Suwannee River State Park becomes restricted in Suwannee County.
- 57 ft205th Court and 205th Terrace in Suwannee County begin to flood.
- 54 ftExtensive lowland flooding occurs on the Madison and Suwannee sides of the river, including in the Suwannee River State Park.
- 50 ftSuwannee River campsites begin to flood in Hamilton and Suwannee Counties. Picnic areas in Madison County near the old US-90 bridge begin to flood.
- 46.25 ftFlorida Fish and Wildlife Commission begins enforcement of a no wake zone on the Suwannee River from the US-90 bridge at Ellaville south to the SR-51 bridge at Luraville.
Highest crests on record
- 67.38 ft — April 7, 1948
- 64.25 ft — April 13, 1973
- 63.599999999999994 ft — August 20, 1928
- 63.11 ft — April 10, 2009
- 61.07 ft — February 19, 1986
Recent crests: 48.55 ft (August 13, 2024) · 52.71 ft (December 24, 2018) · 48.6 ft (April 10, 2016) · 56.230000000000004 ft (April 28, 2014) · 53.86 ft (March 7, 2013)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamSuwannee River near Suwannee Springs, FL
- DownstreamSuwannee River at Dowling Park - CR 250, FL
- Withlacoochee River near Lee, FL
- Blue Spring at Blue Springs near Madison, FL
- Withlacoochee River near Pinetta - CR 150, FL
- Alapaha River near Jennings, FL
- Blue Spring at Lafayette Blue Springs State Park, FL
- Suwannee River at Luraville - SR 51, FL
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ELLF1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.