Missouri River above Stanton water level

What this means

The Missouri River above Stanton is running far below normal at 61.10 ft.

That puts it 3.12 ft below the median of 64.23 ft for mid-October, based on 38 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 61.40 ft (−0.30 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 61.04 ft and 61.42 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 38 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

64.23 ft3.12 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

61.64 ft – 67.52 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (38 years of records)

Same day last year

61.40 ft−0.30 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

61.04 ft – 61.42 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

61.10 ft – 68.12 ft