Yellow River Rocky Plains Road near Rocky Plains water level

What this means

The Yellow River Rocky Plains Road near Rocky Plains is at 3.95 ft, in the normal range for late October.

The median for late October is 4.08 ft, based on 16 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.13 ft below typical. It is 14.05 ft below the flood stage of 18.00 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 3.59 ft, a difference of +0.36 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 3.66 ft and 10.01 ft.

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

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

4.08 ft0.13 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

3.03 ft – 5.12 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)

Same day last year

3.59 ft+0.36 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

3.66 ft – 10.01 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

3.55 ft – 14.91 ft

Highest on record

22.09 ftDecember 26, 2015