Quinebaug River at Putnam water level

What this means

The gauge at Quinebaug River at Putnam reads 2.89 ft, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 3.06 ft, based on 30 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.17 ft below typical. It is 6.61 ft below the flood stage of 9.50 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 2.46 ft, a difference of +0.43 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The forecast expects the river to fall to 2.80 ft by Tuesday, October 20 at 02:00 PM. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.04 ft and 3.26 ft.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date

3.06 ft0.17 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

1.98 ft – 4.03 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (30 years of records)

Same day last year

2.46 ft+0.43 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

2.04 ft – 3.26 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

2.04 ft – 6.95 ft

Highest on record

26.50 ftAugust 19, 1955

Forecast peak

2.90 ftMonday, October 19 at 02:00 PM