Chehalis River near Rochester water level

What this means

Low water at Chehalis River near Rochester: the gauge reads 103.91 ft, far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 104.21 ft, based on 12 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.30 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 103.94 ft, a difference of −0.03 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 103.87 ft – 104.05 ft.

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

Compared with 12 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

104.21 ft0.30 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

103.91 ft – 109.33 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (12 years of records)

Same day last year

103.94 ft−0.03 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

103.87 ft – 104.05 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

103.87 ft – 117.56 ft