Cooper River at Mobay near N Charleston water level

What this means

The gauge at Cooper River at Mobay near N Charleston reads 8.01 ft, a normal level for late October.

The median for late October is 8.00 ft, based on 42 years of readings, so the water level is 0.01 ft above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 8.67 ft, a difference of −0.66 ft.

The level is falling, down 0.66 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 6.12 ft and 10.87 ft.

The water temperature at the gauge is 71 °F.

Compared with 42 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

8.00 ft0.01 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

7.33 ft – 8.53 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (42 years of records)

Same day last year

8.67 ft−0.66 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

6.12 ft – 10.87 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

6.76 ft – 9.49 ft