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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Big Slough Canal is a 9.3 mile canal near Kayak Eco Tours in Florida. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Slough Canal near Myakka City FL (site 02299410). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1981 to 2026
Big Slough Canal typically runs highest in September, at a median 44 cfs, and lowest in May, at 0.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,470 cfs, in 2022.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2.9 | 1.0 to 11 |
| February | 4.3 | 1.3 to 11 |
| March | 3.0 | 0.6 to 11 |
| April | 1.6 | 0.1 to 4.7 |
| May | 0.4 | 0.0 to 2.6 |
| June | 4.6 | 0.4 to 20 |
| July | 22 | 5.6 to 67 |
| August | 39 | 14 to 108 |
| September | 44 | 14 to 136 |
| October | 11 | 4.5 to 29 |
| November | 2.7 | 1.1 to 9.0 |
| December | 2.1 | 0.7 to 6.2 |
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 45 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Slough Canal near Myakka City FL (site 02299410). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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