Vuoksi, Tainionkoski water level

What this means

The Vuoksi, Tainionkoski is running far below normal at 345 m³/s.

That puts it 265.65 m³/s below the median of 610 m³/s for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 355 m³/s (−10.71 m³/s).

It has dropped 186.62 m³/s over the past week. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 290 m³/s and 700 m³/s.

Early autumn is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

610 m³/s266 m³/s below the median for this date

Normal for this date

365 m³/s – 758 m³/s8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)

Same day last year

355 m³/s−10.71 m³/s

Lowest and highest in 30 days

290 m³/s – 700 m³/s

Lowest and highest in 12 months

273 m³/s – 700 m³/s