Hockanum River near East Hartford water level

What this means

The gauge at Hockanum River near East Hartford reads 2.07 ft, a normal level for late October.

That puts it 0.21 ft above the median of 1.86 ft for late October, based on 30 years of readings. It is 6.93 ft below the flood stage of 9.00 ft.

The level is falling, down 0.05 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.82 ft and 3.35 ft.

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

Compared with 30 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

1.86 ft0.21 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

1.51 ft – 3.20 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (30 years of records)

Lowest and highest in 30 days

1.82 ft – 3.35 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

1.76 ft – 5.61 ft

Highest on record

13.78 ftSeptember 21, 1938