Loxahatchee River near Jupiter water level

What this means

High water at Loxahatchee River near Jupiter: the latest reading is 12.17 ft, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 11.62 ft, based on 53 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.55 ft above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 12.24 ft, a difference of −0.07 ft.

It is still going down, by 0.04 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 11.87 ft – 12.55 ft.

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

Compared with 53 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

11.62 ft0.55 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

10.63 ft – 12.58 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (53 years of records)

Same day last year

12.24 ft−0.07 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

11.87 ft – 12.55 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

10.54 ft – 12.57 ft