Shirley Pond water level

What this means

Tanners Brook at Shirley Pond is running below normal at 13.37 m.

That puts it 0.03 m below the median of 13.40 m for mid-October, based on 12 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 13.63 m (−0.26 m).

It has risen 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 13.34 m and 13.56 m.

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

Compared with 12 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

13.40 m0.03 m below the median for this date

Normal for this date

13.37 m – 13.52 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (12 years of records)

Normal range

13.34 m – 14.30 m

Same day last year

13.63 m−0.26 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

13.34 m – 13.56 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

13.33 m – 13.80 m

Highest on record

14.43 mJanuary 3, 2016

Lowest on record

13.32 mJuly 28, 2003