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Suwannee River at Ellaville - US 90 (in NAVD88)

Critical Stages
49' - Action
53' - Flood
60' - Moderate
65' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 12:30 AM EST 12/16/25

Status: Low Threshold

Stage: 28.84 ft

Flow: 0.151 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
1:30 AM 12/16 28.84 0.151
1:15 AM 12/16 28.84 0.151
1:00 AM 12/16 28.84 0.151
12:45 AM 12/16 28.84 0.151
12:30 AM 12/16 28.84 0.151
12:15 AM 12/16 28.84 0.151
12:00 AM 12/16 28.84 0.151
11:45 PM 12/15 28.84 0.151
11:30 PM 12/15 28.84 0.151
11:15 PM 12/15 28.84 0.151
11:00 PM 12/15 28.84 0.151
10:45 PM 12/15 28.84 0.151
10:30 PM 12/15 28.84 0.151
10:15 PM 12/15 28.84 0.151
10:00 PM 12/15 28.84 0.151
9:45 PM 12/15 28.84 0.151
9:30 PM 12/15 28.83 0.148
9:15 PM 12/15 28.83 0.148
9:00 PM 12/15 28.83 0.148
8:45 PM 12/15 28.84 0.151
8:30 PM 12/15 28.84 0.151
8:15 PM 12/15 28.83 0.148
8:00 PM 12/15 28.84 0.151
7:45 PM 12/15 28.84 0.151
7:30 PM 12/15 28.84 0.151
7:15 PM 12/15 28.84 0.151
7:00 PM 12/15 28.84 0.151
6:45 PM 12/15 28.84 0.151
6:30 PM 12/15 28.84 0.151
6:15 PM 12/15 28.84 0.151
Hydrograph for Suwannee River at Ellaville - US 90 (in NAVD88)
76.9' - Water reaches the top of the Interstate 10 bridge railing.
75.9' - Water reaches the top of the US-90 bridge railing.
73.9' - Water reaches the Interstate 10 bridge travel lanes.
73.8' - Water reaches the US-90 bridge travel lanes.
73' - Water reaches the approach road surface of the Interstate 10 bridges in Madison County.
68.9' - Water reaches the base of the US-90 bridge.
68.1' - Water reaches the base of the Interstate 10 bridge across the Suwannee River.
68' - In Suwannee County, River Road floods just south of Interstate 10 at 209th Road.
67' - In Suwannee County, several homes off River Road in Ellaville begin to flood.
66' - Electric substation in Suwannee County floods.
65' - Water reaches the approach road surface to the US-90 bridge in Suwannee County about one quarter mile east of the bridge. Water begins to surround the electric substation in Suwannee County.
64' - SE 165th Street in Madison County floods on the north side of Interstate 10.
63' - Residences on 38th Terrace flood in Suwannee County.
62.1' - Water reaches the approach road surface to the US-90 bridge in Madison County about 0.4 miles west of the bridge.
60' - Water approaches two homes off 38th Terrace in Suwannee County.
58' - Access to Suwannee River State Park becomes restricted in Suwannee County.
57' - 205th Court and 205th Terrace in Suwannee County begin to flood.
54' - Extensive lowland flooding occurs on the Madison and Suwannee sides of the river, including in the Suwannee River State Park.
50' - Suwannee River campsites begin to flood in Hamilton and Suwannee Counties. Picnic areas in Madison County near the old US-90 bridge begin to flood.
46.25' - Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission begins enforcement of a no wake zone on the Suwannee River from the US-90 bridge at Ellaville south to the SR-51 bridge at Luraville.
DateStage (ft)
Apr 7, 1948 67.38
Apr 13, 1973 64.25
Aug 20, 1928 63.6
Apr 10, 2009 63.11
Feb 19, 1986 61.07
Mar 18, 1998 60.95
Mar 12, 1991 60.12
Apr 9, 1984 60
Mar 15, 1984 59.38
Feb 5, 1991 58.49
Mar 25, 1959 58.35
Apr 12, 2005 57.95
Oct 5, 1928 57.9
Apr 28, 2014 56.23
May 11, 1964 56.17
Mar 17, 1966 55.12
Mar 17, 2003 54.78
Mar 10, 1965 54.32
Apr 15, 1960 54.3
Mar 7, 2013 53.86

Data provided by the National Weather Service.