Colorado River near Bay City water level

What this means

Low water at Colorado River near Bay City: the gauge reads 2.78 ft, below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 3.98 ft, based on 28 years of readings, so the river stage is 1.20 ft below typical. It is 41.22 ft below the flood stage of 44.00 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 3.32 ft, a difference of −0.54 ft.

It is on the way up, by 0.05 ft over the past 24 hours. The forecast expects the river to rise to 3.60 ft by Wednesday, October 21 at 12:00 PM. The 30-day range is 1.64 ft – 4.90 ft.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date

3.98 ft1.20 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

2.56 ft – 8.95 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (28 years of records)

Same day last year

3.32 ft−0.54 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

1.64 ft – 4.90 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

1.50 ft – 14.87 ft

Highest on record

46.40 ftJune 26, 1960

Forecast peak

3.60 ftWednesday, October 21 at 12:00 PM