American River near Nile water level

What this means

At 71.84 ft, the American River near Nile is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 72.02 ft, based on 26 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.18 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 71.92 ft, a difference of −0.08 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 71.83 ft and 71.93 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 26 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

72.02 ft0.18 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

71.86 ft – 72.43 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (26 years of records)

Same day last year

71.92 ft−0.08 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

71.83 ft – 71.93 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

71.84 ft – 75.68 ft

Highest on record

77.99 ftDecember 26, 1980