Lizard Creek near Fort Dodge water level

What this means

Lizard Creek near Fort Dodge is well above normal at 6.05 ft.

That puts it 1.27 ft above the median of 4.78 ft for mid-October, based on 17 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 4.59 ft (+1.46 ft). The record high is 16.00 ft, set on June 23, 1947.

It has dropped 0.18 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 5.73 ft and 7.47 ft.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 17 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

4.78 ft1.27 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

4.25 ft – 5.98 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (17 years of records)

Same day last year

4.59 ft+1.46 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

5.73 ft – 7.47 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

4.29 ft – 7.47 ft

Highest on record

16.00 ftJune 23, 1947