Flanagan River at Outlet of North Spirit Lake water level

What this means

At 28.17 m, the Flanagan River at Outlet of North Spirit Lake is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 28.48 m, based on 16 years of readings, so the water level is 0.31 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 28.56 m, a difference of −0.39 m.

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 28.11 m and 28.23 m.

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

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

28.48 m0.31 m below the median for this date

Normal for this date

28.10 m – 29.01 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)

Same day last year

28.56 m−0.39 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

28.11 m – 28.23 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

28.16 m – 28.67 m