Missouri River near Hensler water level

What this means

At 11.72 ft, the Missouri River near Hensler is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 15.23 ft, based on 62 years of readings, so the river stage is 3.51 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 12.10 ft, a difference of −0.38 ft.

The level is falling, down 0.17 ft over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 11.63 ft and 11.96 ft.

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

Compared with 62 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

15.23 ft3.51 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

12.29 ft – 21.92 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (62 years of records)

Same day last year

12.10 ft−0.38 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

11.63 ft – 11.96 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

11.66 ft – 17.35 ft