Henderson Creek near Oquawka water level

What this means

High water at Henderson Creek near Oquawka: the latest reading is 16.12 ft, well above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 12.91 ft, based on 31 years of readings, so the river stage is 3.21 ft above typical. It is 5.38 ft below the flood stage of 21.50 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 13.31 ft, a difference of +2.81 ft.

It is still going down, by 0.34 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 14.25 ft – 19.38 ft.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 31 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

12.91 ft3.21 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

12.24 ft – 14.91 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (31 years of records)

Same day last year

13.31 ft+2.81 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

14.25 ft – 19.38 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

12.86 ft – 27.73 ft

Highest on record

32.65 ftJuly 25, 1993