Weeki Wachee River level at Brooksville
Florida · Paddling & whitewater
Measured at USGS 02310525 — WEEKI WACHEE RIVER NEAR BROOKSVILLE FL
Reading taken · as of 13 min ago
Too low for most boats — rocky and technical
At 138 CFS, this gauge is in the lowest 10% of the 32 years USGS has recorded for this date (1994–2026), at 80% of the 173 CFS median.
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Flow history at Brooksville
Daily values from USGS 02310525, updated every 15 to 60 minutes. Provisional.
About Weeki Wachee River at Brooksville
Across 33 years of record this gauge has never read below 98.3 CFS or above 257. That is the entire range, a factor of 2.6, and it is the narrowest of any station on this site. The published monthly medians move even less: 139 CFS in June to 172 in September and October.
USGS lists the drainage area as zero, because there is no surface basin; the flow is spring discharge. The station reports discharge only, with no gage height parameter, and the NWS maintains no forecast point here, so this page has no flood ladder and no crest history. The record low, 98.3 CFS, was set on 10 July 2026.
Weeki Wachee River at Brooksville — common questions
6 questions
Why does this page show no stage or flood information?
Two separate reasons. The station reports only discharge, parameter 00060, so there is no gage height to display. And the NWS does not maintain a National Water Prediction Service forecast point at this location, so there are no official flood categories and no historical crest list. What this page carries is the discharge reading and its seasonal context.
How much does this river vary?
Very little. The published statistics cover 1994 to 2026 and the monthly medians span 139 to 172 CFS across the whole year. The extremes of the entire 33 year daily record are 98.3 CFS on 10 July 2026 and 257 CFS on 13 October 2004. A reading here that is ten percent off normal represents a larger departure than the same percentage would on a rain fed river.
Does this gauge move with the other spring rivers nearby?
Somewhat. Over 12,000 days of shared record since 1993 it correlates with the Rainbow River at Dunnellon, 37.5 miles away, at 0.672, running at a median of about a quarter of the Rainbow's discharge. Both are aquifer fed and both respond to the same multi year groundwater cycles, but this is much the smaller of the two.
How fast can Weeki Wachee River at Brooksville come up?
Fast. It is free-flowing, so rain upstream moves it directly. Several feet in a few hours is normal after a heavy storm.
Is Weeki Wachee River at Brooksville high or low for this time of year?
The USGS median flow for late September here is 173 CFS, from 32 years of record (1994–2026). Today sits in the lowest 10% of those years, at 80% of the median. The comparison is what makes the raw number mean anything: the same reading is a drought on one river and a flood on another.
How often does this reading update?
USGS transmits from gauge 02310525 every 15 to 60 minutes. This page refreshes from USGS when you open it, and the reading is provisional until USGS reviews it. The timestamp is in the gauge's local time.