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SADDLE CREEK

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SADDLE CREEK AT ST.HWY 542 NEAR LAKELAND FL

POLK COUNTY, FL28.0442°N, -81.8762°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

16.1cfs

GAUGE HT

12.70ft

AIR TEMP

77°F

WIND

2mph S

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

16.1cfs 54.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 14–19 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

17.9cfs

PERIOD LOW

16.1cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

12.70ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

90°

76°

TUE

88°

75°

WED

94°

77°

THU

96°

78°

FRI

95°

77°

SAT

96°

76°

SUN

97°

78°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

TEMP

hourly forecast

78°

mild

78°

81°

83°

85°

87°

88°

89°

90°

87°

79°

76°

81°

76°

77°

76°

75°

77°

80°

82°

84°

85°

84°

87°

88°

87°

86°

83°

81°

80°

77°

78°

77°

80°

83°

86°

89°

92°

94°

93°

91°

90°

91°

88°

85°

82°

80°

81°

80°

79°

78°

80°

82°

86°

88°

91°

94°

96°

93°

92°

89°

87°

85°

80°

81°

80°

78°

77°

79°

83°

86°

88°

90°

92°

93°

94°

95°

93°

89°

84°

82°

80°

78°

77°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph S

G 12 mph

G12

G11

WSW

G12

G22

SSE

G15

G20

SSE

G20

ESE

G13

G12

SSE

G13

SSE

G15

SSE

G14

SSE

G13

SSE

G11

SSE

G12

SSE

G10

SSW

WSW

NNW

WNW

NNW

SSW

WNW

NNW

ESE

SSE

ESE

SSE

WSW

SSW

SSE

G10

NNE

G11

ESE

G18

G15

ESE

G13

ESE

G14

G16

SSE

G15

SSE

G12

SSE

G12

SSE

G10

SSE

ESE

ENE

ESE

G14

G17

G15

ENE

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

13%

22%

26%

24%

18%

25%

27%

17%

20%

18%

61%

10%

48%

17%

10%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

11%

100%

61%

100%

92%

68%

53%

100%

80%

100%

97%

100%

65%

92%

100%

76%

95%

100%

21%

35%

27%

26%

24%

28%

100%

86%

67%

97%

100%

92%

100%

97%

96%

100%

97%

100%

98%

77%

89%

100%

87%

100%

48%

100%

97%

78%

100%

91%

26%

16%

15%

100%

52%

23%

22%

83%

100%

91%

23%

38%

27%

54%

71%

68%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1013

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:36 AM

SUNSET

08:27 PM

13H 51M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

61% illuminated

Station Location

28.0442, -81.8762

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-06 07:00 UTC

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