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Sunrise Harbor Marina by Bradford Marine

Hillsboro Canal near Sunrise Harbor Marina by Bradford Marine

Stream9.3 mi
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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.

Typical flow by month at Hillsboro Canal at S-6 near Shawano, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January0.00.0 to 215
February0.00.0 to 187
March0.00.0 to 188
April0.00.0 to 128
May1.40.0 to 245
June860.0 to 627
July1480.0 to 557
August2070.0 to 773
September4400.0 to 1,070
October720.0 to 541
November0.00.0 to 117
December0.00.0 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.

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