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SADDLE CREEK

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SADDLE CREEK AT STATE HWY 570 NEAR EATON PARK FL

POLK COUNTY, FL28.0100°N, -81.8532°W Updated 27 min ago

FLOW RATE

23.5cfs

GAUGE HT

10.98ft

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

23.5cfs 56.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 22–30 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

31.3cfs

PERIOD LOW

22.7cfs

RUNNABLE

96%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

10.98ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

19.3in

≈ normal

19.33 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 19.38 in).

YTD Total

19.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

19.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

13.7–24.7in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 1.07" · normal 2.30" (0.5–3.9)

Jan

Feb: 2.15" · normal 1.93" (0.5–3.8)

Feb

Mar: 1.92" · normal 2.32" (0.5–5.2)

Mar

Apr: 3.52" · normal 2.17" (0.5–3.9)

Apr

May: 4.77" · normal 2.67" (0.7–4.4)

May

Jun: 4.52" · normal 6.34" (3.6–9.3)

Jun

Jul: 1.38" (so far)· normal 6.66" (3.9–9.3)

Jul

Aug: normal 6.46" (4.4–8.8)

Aug

Sep: normal 5.46" (2.0–10.7)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.43" (0.4–4.9)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.53" (0.3–3.9)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.98" (0.4–5.7)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:42 PM

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Station Location

28.0100, -81.8532

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 13:15 UTC

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