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Canoe Outpost-Little Manatee River

East Fork Manatee River near Wimauma, FL

Stream9.8 mi
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Around East Fork Manatee River

2 mi

Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

East Fork Manatee River is a 9.8 mile stream near Canoe Outpost-Little Manatee River in Florida. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Manatee River at SR 64 near Myakka Head, FL (site 02299950). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1967 to 2026

East Fork Manatee River typically runs highest in August, at a median 95 cfs, and lowest in May, at 5.7 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,440 cfs, in 2003.

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Typical flow by month at Manatee River at SR 64 near Myakka Head, FL, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January159.0 to 33
February1811 to 34
March148.5 to 31
April104.2 to 18
May5.72.8 to 12
June185.8 to 54
July6319 to 171
August9537 to 231
September7328 to 206
October3014 to 43
November137.8 to 24
December138.1 to 23

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 60 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Manatee River at SR 64 near Myakka Head, FL (site 02299950). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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