Santee River near Russellville water level

What this means

At 9.76 ft, the Santee River near Russellville is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.36 ft below the median of 10.12 ft for mid-October, based on 5 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 12.86 ft (−3.10 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 9.65 ft and 10.12 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that. The sensor also reports a water temperature of 68 °F.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

10.12 ft0.36 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

9.63 ft – 12.56 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (5 years of records)

Same day last year

12.86 ft−3.10 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

9.65 ft – 10.12 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

9.44 ft – 14.06 ft