Sheyenne River on Gol Road near Kindred water level

What this means

Low water at Sheyenne River on Gol Road near Kindred: the gauge reads 35.68 ft, far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 937.78 ft, based on 16 years of readings, so the river stage is 902.10 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 36.12 ft, a difference of −0.44 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 34.60 ft – 38.79 ft.

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

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

937.78 ft902.10 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

36.47 ft – 942.58 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)

Same day last year

36.12 ft−0.44 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

34.60 ft – 38.79 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

34.60 ft – 41.82 ft