White River at Pacific water level

What this means

The gauge at White River at Pacific shows 72.58 ft, above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 1.06 ft above the median of 71.52 ft for mid-October, based on 14 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 72.07 ft (+0.51 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 72.51 ft and 72.83 ft.

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

Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

71.52 ft1.06 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

70.71 ft – 73.39 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)

Same day last year

72.07 ft+0.51 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

72.51 ft – 72.83 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

72.07 ft – 77.18 ft

Highest on record

76.68 ftDecember 8, 2015