Quinebaug River at Jewett City water level

What this means

The gauge at Quinebaug River at Jewett City reads 6.03 ft, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 5.75 ft, based on 28 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.29 ft above typical. It is 11.47 ft below the flood stage of 17.50 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 6.72 ft, a difference of −0.69 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The forecast expects the river to fall to 5.80 ft by Friday, October 23 at 08:00 AM. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 4.83 ft and 7.49 ft.

Compared with 28 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

5.75 ft0.29 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

4.71 ft – 7.30 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (28 years of records)

Same day last year

6.72 ft−0.69 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

4.83 ft – 7.49 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

4.64 ft – 12.59 ft

Highest on record

29.00 ftAugust 20, 1955

Forecast peak

6.00 ftTuesday, October 20 at 08:00 PM