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Get Up and Go Kayaking - Shell Key Preserve

Little Manatee River near Get Up and Go Kayaking - Shell Key Preserve

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About this river

Little Manatee River is a 5.5 mile river near Get Up and Go Kayaking - Shell Key Preserve in Florida. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Manatee River at US 301 near Wimauma, FL (site 02300500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1940 to 2026

Little Manatee River typically runs highest in August, at a median 212 cfs, and lowest in May, at 21 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,100 cfs, in 1960.

Typical flow by month at Little Manatee River at US 301 near Wimauma, FL, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January5533 to 107
February6136 to 112
March5630 to 112
April4019 to 74
May2112 to 42
June4820 to 137
July13967 to 336
August212100 to 488
September17780 to 394
October7641 to 128
November4328 to 76
December4432 to 72

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 86 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Manatee River at US 301 near Wimauma, FL (site 02300500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Little Manatee River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Wildcat Creek Park Public Boat RampLittle Manatee RiverPublic
  • Domino Public Boat RampLittle Manatee RiverPublic
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