WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER AT RITAL FL
USGS 02312300 · Florida · reports discharge (live), gauge height
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USGS 02312300 · Florida · reports discharge (live), gauge height
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Map of USGS gauge 02312300 and the river around it
Where WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER AT RITAL FL sits, with 8 other gauges on the same river and our water's map point.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Florida rule: 68°F.
Species the agency lists for Withlacoochee River: Black Bass.
Source: Black Bass Top Spots (FWC: the sites most likely to be best for Florida black bass fishing in 2026) (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission).
The National Weather Service did not answer just now, so no official flood category is shown.
This gauge is on Withlacoochee River: regulations, guides and shops
Checked Nov 5, 7:43 PM EST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.