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You can check the Peace River water level ("gage height") at the USGS web site (as recorded at Arcadia, Florida).  After the page loads, scroll down to find a graph displaying the recorded water level over the course of the past month.  To see it, click here (a new browser window will open, displaying the USGS page).
"Average" Water Level (in feet)
18 STAY
on high
ground

the river
is deep
and fast

  Sept-2001  Hurricane Gabrielle - 18 feet

            
17

  Sept-2004  Hurricane Charlie - 17 feet

            
16

  June-2003  Sustained Rains - 16 feet

            
15                        
14                        
13                        
12                        
11 fossil hunt
only if
crazy		                        
10                        
9                        
8                        
7                        
6 fossil hunt
only if
desperate		                        
5                        
4                        
3 ideal for
fossil
hunting		                        
2                        
1                        
  Fossil  Hunting
Conditions		 Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

NOTE - The blue areas shown above are averages.  The actual water level will vary, perhaps much higher or much lower.  Generally though, you can expect the water level to be close to that listed above.