Updated 2026-09-18
07:48:30.5209
This webpage is intended to inform Agency representatives on stage
elevation in the various waterbodies within the Everglades Region (North
and South).
Please note that this analysis is using preliminary data
and is subject to change.
* This report uses both the National
Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) and the North American
Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88) to report water elevations.
Kissimmee Chain-of-Lakes
KCOL
Kissimmee Chain-of-Lakes with structures and lakes identified.
Kissimmee Chain-of-Lakes stages (blue line)
relative to each respective regulation schedule
(red line).
Data are provisional and subject to change.
Lake Okeechobee
LakeO
Lake Okeechobee with stage monitoring points and inflow structures
identified.
Lake Okeechobee daily average stage elevation
(red line) relative to the Lake Okeechobee
System Operating Manual (LOSOM) regulation schedule zones. Note that
prior to August 13, 2024 Lake Okeechobee was operating under the Lake
Okeechobee Regulation Schedule (LORS). Mean stage is shown using data
from L006 and LZ40.
Data are provisional and subject to change.
Rotenberger and Holey Land Wildlife Management
Areas
WMA
Rotenberger and Holey Land Wildlife Management Areas with stage
monitoring points and inflow structures identified.(STAs=Stormwater
Treatment Areas; RS= Restoration Strategies; EvPA=Everglades Protection
Area).
Mean stage elevation for Rotenberger (RotenN and RotenS) and Holey Land
(G-203D) Wildlife Management Areas relative to water management
schedules. Note the regulation schedule for Holey Land WMA is a proposed
water management schedule and has not been reviewed or approved by FDEP.
Data are provisional and subject to change.
Water Conservation Area 1
WCA1
Water Conservation Area-1 with stage monitoring points and water control
structures identified. (STAs=Stormwater Treatment Areas; RS= Restoration
Strategies; EvPA=Everglades Protection Area).
Mean stage elevation for Water Conservation Area-1 relative to water
management schedules.
Data are provisional and subject to change.
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01 Jan - 30 Jun use 1-8C gauge.
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01 Jul - 31 Dec use 1-8C gauge, unless rising stage when canal (1-8C)
exceeds mean stage (1-7, 1-8T & 1-9) then use mean stage.
Water Conservation Area 2
WCA2
Water Conservation Area-2 with stage monitoring points and water control
structures identified. (STAs=Stormwater Treatment Areas; RS= Restoration
Strategies; EvPA=Everglades Protection Area).
Mean stage elevation for Water Conservation Area-2 relative to water
management schedules.
Data are provisional and subject to change.
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01 Jan - 31 Jan use 2-17 gauge, unless 2-17 recedes to 11.5ft then use
S-11B.
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31 Jan - 30 Jun use S-11B gauge.
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01 Jul - 31 Dec use 2-17 gauge.
Water Conservation Area 3
WCA3
Water Conservation Area-3 with stage monitoring points and water control
structures identified. (STAs=Stormwater Treatment Areas; RS= Restoration
Strategies; EvPA=Everglades Protection Area).
(LEFT): WCA3A mean stage (Sites 3-63,3-64 and 3-65) and Site 3-69W stage
elevation relative to water management schedule. (RIGHT): WCA3A North
Sites 3-62 and 3-63 stage elevation relative to water management
schedules.
Data are provisional and subject to change.
Stage elevation for Sites 3-69, 3-71 and 3-76 in Water Conservation
Area-3B (WCA-3B).
Data are provisional and subject to change.
Everglades National Park
Shark River Slough
S333 daily maximum gate opening for Sep 17, 2026 was 10.44 Feet.
S333HW stage elevation as of Sep 17, 2026 was 6.647 Feet.
The Tamiami Trail Flow Formula (TTFF) provides average daily flow
targets for water moving from WCA-3A into ENP. The TTFF uses a network
of stage, potential evapotranspiration (PET), and rainfall gauges in
WCA-3A and ENP to guide real-time operations when WCA-3A stage is below
Zone A.
*Absence of Daily Target Flow line indicates MAX target value.
Data are provisional and subject to change.
L-29 Canal
L29
Stage monitoring locations along the L-29 Canal, north of Everglades
National and south of Water Conservation Area-3B.
Daily mean stage elevation for L-29 (S333 TW and S334 HW) and G-3273
relative to each respective limits.
Data are provisional and subject to change.
L-29 and G-3273 summary statistics for the period presented above:
## Area Min Q1 Median Mean Q3 Max
## L-29 6.2 6.7 7.0 6.9 7.1 7.5
## G-3273 3.9 5.2 5.9 5.7 6.3 7.0
Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow
CSSS
Stage monitoring locations within Everglades National Park relative to
Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow populations. (EvPA=Everglades Protection
Area; CSSS=Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow).
Daily mean stage elevation for each CSSS subpopulation relative to
ground elevation (when available) and 0% available breeding population
(when available). Data in DBHydro for these locations are currently
reported only in NGVD29 as the data originates from an external agency.
Data are provisional and subject to change.
FDEP
Office of Water Policy and Ecosystems Restoration
