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ARBUCKLE CREEK

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ARBUCKLE CREEK NEAR DE SOTO CITY, FL

HIGHLANDS COUNTY, FL27.4424°N, -81.2970°W Updated 1 d ago

FLOW RATE

76cfs

GAUGE HT

2.28ft

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

6mph ENE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

76cfs 62.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 77–105 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

159cfs

PERIOD LOW

43cfs

RUNNABLE

50%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

2.28ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

18.4in

≈ normal

18.43 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 21.46 in).

YTD Total

18.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.8–27.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-14%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.73" · normal 2.03" (0.5–4.6)

Jan

Feb: 1.40" · normal 1.75" (0.4–3.0)

Feb

Mar: 1.60" · normal 2.07" (0.4–4.8)

Mar

Apr: 3.58" · normal 2.26" (0.6–4.2)

Apr

May: 4.69" · normal 3.12" (1.1–6.1)

May

Jun: 4.08" · normal 7.17" (4.3–10.3)

Jun

Jul: 2.36" (so far)· normal 6.87" (4.3–8.9)

Jul

Aug: normal 6.85" (5.1–9.6)

Aug

Sep: normal 5.99" (2.7–9.9)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.75" (0.7–5.3)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.40" (0.2–3.2)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.55" (0.4–3.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo00:00 UTC

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