Wrightsville Detention Reservoir @ Wrightsville water level

What this means

Wrightsville Detention Reservoir @ Wrightsville is below normal for mid-October, with the lake level at 634.29 ft.

The median for mid-October is 634.55 ft, based on 7 years of readings, so the lake level is 0.26 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 634.24 ft, a difference of +0.05 ft.

It has dropped 0.08 ft over the past 24 hours. With the water still dropping, the shoreline keeps moving out. In the last month it has stayed between 633.98 ft and 635.34 ft.

Many reservoirs are drawn down through summer and fall; most of the refill comes later, with winter rain or spring snowmelt.

Compared with 7 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

634.55 ft0.26 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

634.20 ft – 635.44 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)

Same day last year

634.24 ft+0.05 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

633.98 ft – 635.34 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

633.98 ft – 645.85 ft