Hobb Lane water level

What this means

Low water at Hobb Lane: the gauge reads 20.58 m, far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.12 m below the median of 20.69 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 20.85 m (−0.28 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 20.58 m – 20.59 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

20.69 m0.12 m below the median for this date

Normal for this date

20.66 m – 20.76 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)

Same day last year

20.85 m−0.28 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

20.58 m – 20.59 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

10.31 m – 21.00 m