Alabama River below Robert F Henry L&d near Benton water level

What this means

At 80.80 ft, the Alabama River below Robert F Henry L&d near Benton is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 1.44 ft below the median of 82.24 ft for mid-October, based on 23 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 81.32 ft (−0.52 ft).

The level is falling, down 0.73 ft over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 80.02 ft and 83.35 ft.

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

Compared with 23 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

82.24 ft1.44 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

80.78 ft – 85.51 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (23 years of records)

Same day last year

81.32 ft−0.52 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

80.02 ft – 83.35 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

80.87 ft – 101.31 ft