Pitkämö water level

What this means

At 20.0 m³/s, Pitkämö is holding more water than usual for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 15.1 m³/s, based on 11 years of readings, so the flow is 4.91 m³/s above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 7.63 m³/s, a difference of +12.4 m³/s.

It is on the way up, by 7.82 m³/s over the past week. The 30-day range is 6.15 m³/s – 23.3 m³/s.

Many reservoirs reach their low point of the year in autumn, 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

15.1 m³/s4.91 m³/s above the median for this date

Normal for this date

2.72 m³/s – 21.9 m³/s8 years in 10 fall in this range (11 years of records)

Same day last year

7.63 m³/s+12.4 m³/s

Lowest and highest in 30 days

6.15 m³/s – 23.3 m³/s

Lowest and highest in 12 months

0.02 m³/s – 24.4 m³/s