Pearl River at Pools Bluff near Bogalusa water level

What this means

The Pearl River at Pools Bluff near Bogalusa is running below normal at 56.13 ft.

That puts it 0.32 ft below the median of 56.45 ft for late October, based on 20 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 56.17 ft (−0.04 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 56.11 ft and 56.31 ft.

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

Compared with 20 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

56.45 ft0.32 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

56.08 ft – 58.93 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (20 years of records)

Same day last year

56.17 ft−0.04 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

56.11 ft – 56.31 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

56.13 ft – 62.53 ft

Highest on record

63.33 ftMarch 12, 2016