Sunrise Harbor Marina by Bradford Marine
Hillsboro Canal near Sunrise Harbor Marina by Bradford Marine
About this river
Hillsboro Canal is a 9.3 mile stream near Sunrise Harbor Marina by Bradford Marine in Florida. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Hillsboro Canal at S-6 near Shawano (site 02281200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1958 to 2026
Hillsboro Canal typically runs highest in September, at a median 440 cfs, and lowest in January, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,480 cfs, in 1998.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0 | 0.0 to 215 | |
| February | 0.0 | 0.0 to 187 | |
| March | 0.0 | 0.0 to 188 | |
| April | 0.0 | 0.0 to 128 | |
| May | 1.4 | 0.0 to 245 | |
| June | 86 | 0.0 to 627 | |
| July | 148 | 0.0 to 557 | |
| August | 207 | 0.0 to 773 | |
| September | 440 | 0.0 to 1,070 | |
| October | 72 | 0.0 to 541 | |
| November | 0.0 | 0.0 to 117 | |
| December | 0.0 | 0.0 to 51 |
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 58 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Hillsboro Canal at S-6 near Shawano (site 02281200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
4 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Hillsboro Canal, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Villages of Hillsboro ParkHillsboro CanalPublic
- Everglades WMA - Loxahatchee Road Boat RampWater Conservation Area 2Public
- Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge - Hillsboro AreaLoxahatchee National Wildlife RefugePublic
- South County Regional Park - Sunset Lake Public Boat RampSunset LakePublic
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