Riverside Park water level

What this means

At 1.31 m, the River Itchen at Riverside Park is far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.29 m below the median of 1.59 m for mid-October, based on 20 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 1.39 m (−0.08 m). The lowest reading on record is 0.73 m (October 18, 2013).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.28 m and 1.46 m.

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

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

1.59 m0.29 m below the median for this date

Normal for this date

1.48 m – 1.69 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)

Normal range

1.40 m – 2.05 m

Same day last year

1.39 m−0.08 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

1.28 m – 1.46 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

1.29 m – 1.65 m

Highest on record

2.19 mApril 1, 2010

Lowest on record

0.73 mOctober 18, 2013