Hyco Creek near Leasburg water level

What this means

Low water at Hyco Creek near Leasburg: the gauge reads 22.78 ft, far below normal for late October.

That puts it 1.30 ft below the median of 24.08 ft for late October, based on 27 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 23.09 ft (−0.31 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 22.77 ft – 22.94 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that. The sensor also reports a water temperature of 50 °F.

Compared with 27 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

24.08 ft1.30 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

23.15 ft – 25.45 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (27 years of records)

Same day last year

23.09 ft−0.31 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

22.77 ft – 22.94 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

22.76 ft – 25.90 ft