Waccamaw River at Bucksport water level

What this means

The gauge at Waccamaw River at Bucksport reads 16.90 ft, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.13 ft above the median of 16.77 ft for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 17.62 ft (−0.72 ft).

The water is rising: up 0.13 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 15.46 ft and 18.06 ft.

The sensor also reports a water temperature of 69 °F.

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

16.77 ft0.13 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

15.96 ft – 18.28 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)

Same day last year

17.62 ft−0.72 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

15.46 ft – 18.06 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

15.11 ft – 17.79 ft

Highest on record

26.67 ftSeptember 27, 2018