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ST. JOHNS R RIVER

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ST. JOHNS R AT BUFFALO BLUFF NEAR SATSUMA, FL

PUTNAM COUNTY, FL29.5964°N, -81.6832°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

614cfs

AIR TEMP

86°F

WIND

6mph S

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

614cfs 70.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 8,680–11,744 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

16,436cfs

PERIOD LOW

171cfs

RUNNABLE

63%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

18.3in

≈ normal

18.32 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 19.13 in).

YTD Total

18.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

19.1in

30-yr average

Typical Range

13.3–24.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-4%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.97" · normal 2.48" (0.9–4.0)

Jan

Feb: 1.58" · normal 2.33" (0.9–3.7)

Feb

Mar: 2.65" · normal 2.69" (0.6–5.0)

Mar

Apr: 1.87" · normal 2.26" (0.8–4.0)

Apr

May: 5.99" · normal 2.61" (0.6–4.8)

May

Jun: 4.04" · normal 5.32" (2.9–8.1)

Jun

Jul: 1.21" (so far)· normal 5.78" (3.4–8.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 5.82" (3.9–8.9)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.66" (1.9–8.6)

Sep

Oct: normal 2.77" (0.8–4.9)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.67" (0.6–3.1)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.17" (0.6–4.5)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:01 AM

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29.5964, -81.6832

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