Mitchell Reservoir near Elkwater water level

What this means

Water is short at Mitchell Reservoir near Elkwater: the latest reading of 32.65 m is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.62 m below the median of 33.27 m for mid-October, based on 11 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 33.09 m (−0.45 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 32.64 m – 32.80 m.

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

Compared with 11 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

33.27 m0.62 m below the median for this date

Normal for this date

32.23 m – 33.91 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)

Same day last year

33.09 m−0.45 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

32.64 m – 32.80 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

32.65 m – 33.09 m