Yellowstone River North 2 near Cartwright water level

What this means

Low water at Yellowstone River North 2 near Cartwright: the gauge reads 62.91 ft, far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 2.25 ft below the median of 65.16 ft for mid-October, based on 55 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 65.03 ft (−2.12 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 62.70 ft – 63.53 ft.

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

Compared with 55 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

65.16 ft2.25 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

63.15 ft – 66.65 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (55 years of records)

Same day last year

65.03 ft−2.12 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

62.70 ft – 63.53 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

62.12 ft – 69.35 ft