South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg water level

What this means

The South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg is well above normal at 5.24 ft.

The median for late October is 3.68 ft, based on 5 years of readings, so the river stage is 1.56 ft above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 4.71 ft, a difference of +0.53 ft. The record high is 13.88 ft, set on March 13, 2019.

It has dropped 0.11 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 5.10 ft and 8.32 ft.

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

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

3.68 ft1.56 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

3.56 ft – 4.71 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (5 years of records)

Same day last year

4.71 ft+0.53 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

5.10 ft – 8.32 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

3.69 ft – 9.94 ft

Highest on record

13.88 ftMarch 13, 2019