Kayak Love

Florida · river

Lateral 405 at S-405A, near Doctor Phillips

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

96

Favorable weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:30:00 GMT.

River observation: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT.

Page checked: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:37:47 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Wind

8 mph

gusting to 17 mph

Air temp

67°F

17% chance of rain

River flow

0.94 cfs

normal for this date

Weather outlook

Thursday · 82

  • Mon

    65

  • Tue

    77

  • Wed

    70

  • Thu

    82

    Best

  • Fri

    74

  • Sat

    53

  • Sun

    48

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
5a1018
6a917
7a716
8a716
9a1119
10a1222
11a1422
12p1223
1p1522
2p1521
3p1521
4p1622

Is this flow normal for October 19?

Today's 0.94 cfs is 76% below the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 4 cfs, across 39 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 8 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-4

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

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