Crab Creek at Irby water level

What this means

Low water at Crab Creek at Irby: the gauge reads 0.48 ft, below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.22 ft below the median of 0.70 ft for mid-October, based on 30 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.54 ft (−0.06 ft).

It is on the way up, by 0.05 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.30 ft – 0.48 ft.

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

Compared with 30 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

0.70 ft0.22 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

0.40 ft – 1.88 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (30 years of records)

Same day last year

0.54 ft−0.06 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

0.30 ft – 0.48 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

0.30 ft – 0.97 ft

Highest on record

11.94 ftFebruary 27, 1957