Kinbasket Lake below Garrett Creek water level

What this means

The water level at Kinbasket Lake below Garrett Creek reads 750.34 m, about where it usually sits at this time of year.

The median for mid-October is 749.36 m, based on 11 years of readings, so the water level is 0.98 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 751.55 m, a difference of −1.21 m.

It is still going down, by 0.11 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 750.34 m – 752.86 m.

Many reservoirs reach their low point of the year in fall, before winter rain and snow start the refill.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date

749.36 m0.98 m above the median for this date

Normal for this date

743.97 m – 753.13 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)

Same day last year

751.55 m−1.21 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

750.34 m – 752.86 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

745.54 m – 752.87 m