SNOFLO
 



ECONLOCKHATCHEE RIVER

RIVER LEVELS
May 8, 2025


Total streamflow across the Econlockhatchee River was last observed at 32 cfs, and is expected to yield approximately 64 acre-ft of water today; about 18% of normal. River levels are low and may signify a drought. Average streamflow for this time of year is 180 cfs, with recent peaks last observed on 2017-09-13 when daily discharge volume was observed at 18,160 cfs.

Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the Econlockhatchee River Nr Oviedo reporting a streamflow rate of 46.7 cfs. This is also the highest stage along the Econlockhatchee River, with a gauge stage of 10.81 ft at this location. This river is monitored from 2 different streamgauging stations along the Econlockhatchee River, the highest being situated at an altitude of 42 ft, the Econlockhatchee River Nr Oviedo.

Last Updated 2025-05-07
Discharge Volume 64 ACRE-FT
Streamflow 32.2 cfs
0.0 cfs (0.0%)
Percent of Normal 17.9%
Maximum 18,160.0 cfs
2017-09-13
Seasonal Avg 180 cfs
       
River Streamflow Levels
Created with Highcharts 8.0.0Total River Discharge (cfs)28. Apr29. Apr30. Apr1. May2. May3. May4. May5. May6. May7. May02040
Seasonal Discharge Comparison
Created with Highcharts 8.0.0Total River Discharge (cfs)1. Jan1. Feb1. Mar1. Apr1. May1. Jun1. Jul1. Aug1. Sep1. Oct1. Nov1. Dec1. Jan02.5k5k7.5k
Maximum Streamflow Discharge
Created with Highcharts 8.0.0YearAnnual Peak Discharge(cfs)201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520261001k10k100k

Weather Forecast

Streamflow Elevation Profile
Created with Highcharts 8.0.0

The Econlockhatchee River (Econ River for short) is an 87.7-kilometer-long (54.5 mi) north-flowing blackwater tributary of the St. Johns River, the longest river in the U.S. state of Florida. The Econ River flows through Osceola, Orange, and Seminole counties in Central Florida, just east of the Orlando Metropolitan Area (east of State Road 417). It is a designated Outstanding Florida Waters.The origin of the river's name is not known definitively. In 1839 the spelling was recorded as “Econ-like Hatchee”. It is theorized that this represents a Muscogee name meaning “earth-mound stream”, with “econ-like” coming from ēkvnv (/iːkaná/), ‘earth, land’, and like (/léyki/), ‘sitting’, plus hvcce (/háčči/), ‘stream’.The river flows north from its source, Lake Conlin, through the Econlockhatchee River Swamp (see below) south of State Road 528. Near the City of Oviedo, the tributary Little Econlockhatchee River joins, and the river turns east as it flows through the Little Big Econ State Forest. The Econlockhatchee joins the St. Johns River near Puzzle Lake. The river's floodplain is forested for its entire length.

Regional Streamflow Levels