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Get Up and Go Kayaking - Shell Key Preserve

Braden River near Get Up and Go Kayaking - Shell Key Preserve

River6.7 mi
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About this river

Braden River is a 6.7 mile river near Get Up and Go Kayaking - Shell Key Preserve in Florida. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 02300033. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2006 to 2026

Braden River typically runs highest in August, at a median 50 cfs, and lowest in May, at 2.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,290 cfs, in 2024.

Typical flow by month at USGS gauge 02300033, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January5.32.6 to 12
February6.93.7 to 12
March3.21.9 to 6.7
April2.91.4 to 7.4
May2.11.0 to 6.5
June164.2 to 49
July3716 to 85
August5023 to 112
September4317 to 108
October125.8 to 16
November4.02.6 to 6.3
December4.52.7 to 8.8

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 20 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 02300033 (site 02300033). 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 Braden River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Jiggs LandingBraden River - Ward Lake - Evers ReservoirPublic
  • Braden River Public Boat RampBraden RiverPublic
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