Missouri River near Schmidt water level

What this means

Low water at Missouri River near Schmidt: the gauge reads 11.93 ft, below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 1.34 ft below the median of 13.27 ft for mid-October, based on 55 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 12.42 ft (−0.49 ft).

It is on the way up, by 0.06 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 11.86 ft – 12.49 ft.

Early fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 55 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

13.27 ft1.34 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

11.90 ft – 17.15 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (55 years of records)

Same day last year

12.42 ft−0.49 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

11.86 ft – 12.49 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

11.86 ft – 20.11 ft