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SOUTH BRANCH

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SOUTH BRANCH ESTERO RIVER AT ESTERO, FL

ESTERO, FL26.4288°N, -81.7934°W Updated 53 min ago

FLOW RATE

2.31cfs

GAUGE HT

2.98ft

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

2mph ESE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

2.31cfs 89.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 2–3 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2.65cfs

PERIOD LOW

2.31cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.98ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

89°

75°

WED

92°

75°

THU

97°

78°

FRI

96°

78°

SAT

95°

76°

SUN

93°

76°

MON

91°

82°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

TEMP

hourly forecast

80°

mild

80°

83°

85°

86°

88°

89°

87°

86°

82°

85°

82°

81°

79°

78°

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76°

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78°

82°

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86°

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80°

82°

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86°

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91°

93°

95°

96°

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90°

87°

86°

84°

83°

81°

78°

80°

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87°

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93°

91°

88°

91°

95°

96°

94°

90°

86°

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82°

80°

79°

78°

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83°

87°

89°

92°

93°

95°

94°

92°

91°

90°

88°

86°

83°

78°

76°

77°

79°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph NE

ENE

ESE

SSW

G14

G10

SSE

ESE

ENE

NNE

ENE

NNE

ENE

ESE

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

ENE

G10

ESE

ENE

G11

G12

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

ESE

G10

G11

G12

ESE

G13

G12

SSW

G11

SSW

G10

SSW

G12

ESE

G21

ESE

G22

ESE

G19

G14

ESE

G11

ESE

G10

ENE

G10

G15

ESE

G14

ESE

G12

ESE

G12

ESE

G13

G11

ESE

G13

ESE

G13

G12

SSW

G11

SSW

G14

G15

ESE

SSE

SSW

WSW

ENE

SSE

PRECIP

chance %

10%

15%

24%

27%

22%

20%

18%

14%

12%

32%

19%

70%

15%

42%

14%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

18%

12%

28%

29%

100%

91%

100%

74%

92%

100%

82%

100%

95%

100%

92%

82%

69%

100%

74%

100%

94%

100%

76%

100%

21%

66%

75%

100%

17%

57%

100%

78%

13%

15%

33%

26%

23%

58%

21%

53%

69%

13%

12%

16%

11%

41%

100%

84%

11%

48%

45%

76%

50%

11%

64%

69%

98%

52%

68%

91%

100%

58%

70%

87%

100%

97%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1019

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:40 AM

SUNSET

08:23 PM

13H 43M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

51% illuminated

Station Location

26.4288, -81.7934

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 07:45 UTC

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