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SOPCHOPPY RIVER NR SOPCHOPPY, FLA.

USGS 02327100

Limited data: Normal flow for the date: no water temperature here

No water temperature here. The full view adds the NWS forecast.

Discharge: 16.9 ft³/s
Gauge height: 8.91 ft

Normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage

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Discharge, last 7 days: readings, about hourly, newest first. USGS provisional data may be revised.
Time	Discharge (ft³/s)	Gauge height (ft)
Nov 5, 8:30 PM EST	16.9	8.91
Nov 5, 7:30 PM EST	16.9	8.91
Nov 5, 6:30 PM EST	16.9	8.91
Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST	16.9	8.91
Nov 5, 4:30 PM EST	17.3	8.92
Nov 5, 3:30 PM EST	17.3	8.92
Nov 5, 2:30 PM EST	17.3	8.92
Nov 5, 1:30 PM EST	17.3	8.92
Nov 5, 12:30 PM EST	17.3	8.92
Nov 5, 11:30 AM EST	17.3	8.92
Nov 5, 10:30 AM EST	17.3	8.92
Nov 5, 9:30 AM EST	17.3	8.92
Nov 5, 8:30 AM EST	17.3	8.92
Nov 5, 7:30 AM EST	17.3	8.92
Nov 5, 6:30 AM EST	17.8	8.93
Nov 5, 5:30 AM EST	17.8	8.93
Nov 5, 4:30 AM EST	17.8	8.93
Nov 5, 3:30 AM EST	17.8	8.93
Nov 5, 2:30 AM EST	17.8	8.93
Nov 5, 1:30 AM EST	17.8	8.93
Nov 5, 12:30 AM EST	18.3	8.94
Nov 4, 11:30 PM EST	18.3	8.94
Nov 4, 10:30 PM EST	18.3	8.94
Nov 4, 9:30 PM EST	18.3	8.94
Nov 4, 8:30 PM EST	18.3	8.94
Nov 4, 7:30 PM EST	18.3	8.94
Nov 4, 6:30 PM EST	18.3	8.94

Reading Nov 5, 8:30 PM EST · checked 9:36 PM EST

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17.9 miles away in a straight line

SPRING CREEK NEAR SPRING CREEK, FL

USGS 02327031

Caution: Fish early: the water is past the National Park Service's 68°F line now

No flow statistics here. The full view adds the NWS forecast.

Gauge height: 1 ft
Water temp: 78.3°F

No flow here now. USGS stopped publishing discharge at this gauge on Jan 15, 2020; it still reports what is shown. We found no other gauge on the same river that publishes flow.

Falling · 24 h Below NWS action stage

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Gauge height, last 7 days: readings, about hourly, newest first. USGS provisional data may be revised.
Time	Gauge height (ft)	Water temp (°F)
Nov 5, 8:30 PM EST	1	78.3
Nov 5, 7:30 PM EST	0.44	78.4
Nov 5, 6:30 PM EST	0.09	78.4
Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST	0.08	79.2
Nov 5, 4:30 PM EST	0.43	79
Nov 5, 3:30 PM EST	1	78.1
Nov 5, 2:30 PM EST	1.64	76.3
Nov 5, 1:30 PM EST	2.17	75.2
Nov 5, 12:30 PM EST	2.52	75.4
Nov 5, 11:30 AM EST	2.54	75
Nov 5, 10:30 AM EST	2.16	74.5
Nov 5, 9:30 AM EST	1.54	74.3
Nov 5, 8:30 AM EST	0.84	74.5
Nov 5, 7:30 AM EST	0.21	74.5
Nov 5, 6:30 AM EST	-0.21	74.7
Nov 5, 5:30 AM EST	-0.31	74.7
Nov 5, 4:30 AM EST	-0.06	74.7
Nov 5, 3:30 AM EST	0.43	74.7
Nov 5, 2:30 AM EST	1.09	74.7
Nov 5, 1:30 AM EST	1.77	74.5
Nov 5, 12:30 AM EST	2.25	74.3
Nov 4, 11:30 PM EST	2.56	74.3
Nov 4, 10:30 PM EST	2.49	74.5
Nov 4, 9:30 PM EST	2.04	74.5
Nov 4, 8:30 PM EST	1.48	74.8
Nov 4, 7:30 PM EST	0.94	75
Nov 4, 6:30 PM EST	0.47	75.2

APALACHICOLA RIVER NR SUMATRA,FLA.

USGS 02359170

Good: Normal flow: fish normally

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Discharge: 11,500 ft³/s
Gauge height: 3.99 ft
Water temp: 73.6°F

Normal for Nov 5 Steady · 24 h Below NWS action stage

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Discharge, last 7 days: readings, about hourly, newest first. USGS provisional data may be revised.
Time	Discharge (ft³/s)	Gauge height (ft)	Water temp (°F)
Nov 5, 8:45 PM EST	11,500	3.99	73.6
Nov 5, 7:45 PM EST	11,100	4.01	73.6
Nov 5, 6:45 PM EST	11,100	4.03	73.4
Nov 5, 5:45 PM EST	11,100	4.03	73.6
Nov 5, 4:45 PM EST	11,100	4.02	73.6
Nov 5, 3:45 PM EST	10,800	4	73.6
Nov 5, 2:45 PM EST	10,700	3.98	73.4
Nov 5, 1:45 PM EST	11,000	3.95	73.4
Nov 5, 12:45 PM EST	11,500	3.93	73.2
Nov 5, 11:45 AM EST	12,100	3.92	73
Nov 5, 10:45 AM EST	12,000	3.93	73
Nov 5, 9:45 AM EST	12,100	3.94	72.9
Nov 5, 8:45 AM EST	11,900	3.97	72.9
Nov 5, 7:45 AM EST	11,600	4	72.9
Nov 5, 6:45 AM EST	10,800	4.02	72.9
Nov 5, 5:45 AM EST	11,000	4.04	72.9
Nov 5, 4:45 AM EST	10,600	4.05	72.9
Nov 5, 3:45 AM EST	10,200	4.04	72.9
Nov 5, 2:45 AM EST	10,300	4.03	72.7
Nov 5, 1:45 AM EST	10,700	4.02	72.7
Nov 5, 12:45 AM EST	10,800	4	72.7
Nov 4, 11:45 PM EST	10,800	3.99	72.7
Nov 4, 10:45 PM EST	11,000	3.99	72.7
Nov 4, 9:45 PM EST	10,800	4	72.7
Nov 4, 8:45 PM EST	10,800	4.01	72.5
Nov 4, 7:45 PM EST	10,300	4.03	72.5
Nov 4, 6:45 PM EST	10,200	4.04	72.5

Checked Nov 5, 9:36 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.

SOPCHOPPY RIVER NR SOPCHOPPY, FLA.
USGS 02327100 · FL · live flow · gauge height · 17.9 mi
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SPRING CREEK NEAR SPRING CREEK, FL
USGS 02327031 · FL · flow record ended · gauge height · water temperature · 22.2 mi
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APALACHICOLA RIVER NR SUMATRA,FLA.
USGS 02359170 · FL · live flow · gauge height · water temperature · 22.4 mi
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Where these numbers come from

Discharge, gauge height, water temperature and water quality: U.S. Geological Survey readings (provisional, can be revised), cached for 15 minutes. Where USGS publishes a gauge’s flow only once a day, the latest daily mean is shown with its date.
Normal range: the 25th to 75th percentile of daily mean flow for the same calendar day over the gauge’s record (USGS daily statistics), classed as USGS does (hyswap).
Temperature guidance for trout quotes the gauge’s own state fish and wildlife agency; where we found none, it says so and quotes federal guidance (National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Cold-water safety quotes the NWS; dissolved oxygen and pH are read against EPA criteria. Each line names its source.
Flood stage and forecasts: the National Weather Service’s National Water Prediction Service and its Turn Around Don’t Drown guidance. Tides: NOAA Tides & Currents.

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