Pearl River Navigation Canal Lock and Dam No. 1 water level

What this means

The gauge at Pearl River Navigation Canal Lock and Dam No. 1 shows 39.31 ft, at a record high.

It has now passed the published record high of 29.40 ft (August 14, 2016). That puts it 0.06 ft below the median of 39.37 ft for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 16.09 ft (+23.22 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 15.95 ft and 39.37 ft.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with the highest and lowest levels the agency has recorded at this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

39.37 ft0.06 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

39.32 ft – 39.63 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)

Same day last year

16.09 ft+23.22 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

15.95 ft – 39.37 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

15.97 ft – 41.00 ft

Highest on record

29.40 ftAugust 14, 2016

Highest on record

9.91 ft above the highest level on record