Amite River near Darlington water level

What this means

The Amite River near Darlington is running far below normal at −1.34 ft.

That puts it 0.95 ft below the median of −0.40 ft for mid-October, based on 28 years of readings. It is 19.34 ft below the flood stage of 18.00 ft. A year ago it stood at −1.07 ft (−0.27 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between −1.38 ft and −1.04 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 28 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

−0.40 ft0.95 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

−0.91 ft – 2.25 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (28 years of records)

Same day last year

−1.07 ft−0.27 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

−1.38 ft – −1.04 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

−1.35 ft – 9.99 ft

Highest on record

22.54 ftAugust 13, 2016