About this river
Alafia River is an 11.3 mile river near Tampa Bay Boating Adventures in Florida. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Alafia River at Lithia Pinecrest RD at Lithia, FL (site 02301500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1933 to 2026
Alafia River typically runs highest in August, at a median 447 cfs, and lowest in May, at 69 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 40,800 cfs, in 1933.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 147 | 94 to 249 | |
| February | 157 | 95 to 287 | |
| March | 149 | 79 to 273 | |
| April | 102 | 51 to 205 | |
| May | 69 | 31 to 125 | |
| June | 144 | 75 to 321 | |
| July | 331 | 178 to 577 | |
| August | 447 | 248 to 763 | |
| September | 439 | 228 to 794 | |
| October | 214 | 141 to 430 | |
| November | 135 | 85 to 222 | |
| December | 139 | 81 to 194 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 93 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Alafia River at Lithia Pinecrest RD at Lithia, FL (site 02301500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Alafia River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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