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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 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

2cfs

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

2cfs 87.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 3–3 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

3cfs

PERIOD LOW

2cfs

RUNNABLE

50%

last 7 day in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

19.8in

≈ normal

19.8 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 18.51 in).

YTD Total

19.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.0–24.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+7%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.74" · normal 1.79" (0.3–4.2)

Jan

Feb: 1.46" · normal 1.48" (0.4–2.5)

Feb

Mar: 3.09" · normal 1.74" (0.4–3.0)

Mar

Apr: 2.06" · normal 2.05" (0.6–3.5)

Apr

May: 4.49" · normal 2.93" (0.7–4.9)

May

Jun: 6.12" · normal 7.09" (4.0–9.6)

Jun

Jul: 1.85" (so far)· normal 6.28" (4.3–8.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 6.48" (4.7–8.4)

Aug

Sep: normal 6.41" (3.2–9.6)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.07" (0.7–6.8)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.44" (0.1–3.4)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.34" (0.2–3.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:44 AM

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Station Location

26.4288, -81.7934

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