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NORTH BRANCH ESTERO RIVER AT ESTERO, FL

ESTERO, FL26.4429°N, -81.7960°W Updated 18 hr ago

FLOW RATE

3cfs

AIR TEMP

86°F

WIND

6mph SSW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

3cfs 69.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 3–3 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

93cfs

PERIOD LOW

1cfs

RUNNABLE

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

20.4in

≈ normal

20.43 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 17.89 in).

YTD Total

20.4in

This year so far

Normal to Date

17.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

11.3–24.2in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+14%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.54" · normal 1.80" (0.3–4.2)

Jan

Feb: 1.25" · normal 1.46" (0.4–2.5)

Feb

Mar: 3.38" · normal 1.74" (0.4–3.0)

Mar

Apr: 2.57" · normal 2.10" (0.6–3.6)

Apr

May: 5.02" · normal 3.02" (0.7–5.0)

May

Jun: 7.06" · normal 7.18" (4.0–9.6)

Jun

Jul: 0.60" (so far)· normal 6.44" (4.3–8.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 6.60" (4.7–9.7)

Aug

Sep: normal 6.47" (3.2–9.7)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.08" (0.7–6.8)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.43" (0.1–3.4)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.36" (0.2–3.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo03:56 PM

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Station Location

26.4429, -81.7960

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