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Withlacoochee River in Georgia

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Around Withlacoochee River

10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Withlacoochee River is a 38.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Withlacoochee R at Skipper Bridge Rd,nr Bemiss, GA (site 023177483). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1988 to 2026

Withlacoochee River typically runs highest in February, at a median 462 cfs, and lowest in October, at 29 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 25,700 cfs, in 2009.

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Typical flow by month at Withlacoochee R at Skipper Bridge Rd,nr Bemiss, GA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January290102 to 740
February462199 to 1,040
March438197 to 1,050
April23986 to 518
May3715 to 118
June4111 to 186
July5214 to 240
August5518 to 267
September4415 to 216
October2912 to 106
November329.3 to 134
December9430 to 321

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 38 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Withlacoochee R at Skipper Bridge Rd,nr Bemiss, GA (site 023177483). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

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

  • NankinWithlacoochee RiverPublic
  • Knights FerryWithlacoochee RiverPublic
  • Troupeville LandingLittle RiverPublic

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