Mackinaw River near Green Valley water level

What this means

The Mackinaw River near Green Valley is at 13.84 ft, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.52 ft above the median of 13.32 ft for mid-October, based on 31 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 12.95 ft (+0.89 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 13.80 ft and 14.18 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 31 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

13.32 ft0.52 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

12.97 ft – 15.00 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (31 years of records)

Same day last year

12.95 ft+0.89 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

13.80 ft – 14.18 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

12.91 ft – 25.51 ft

Highest on record

29.18 ftDecember 31, 2015