Wildhay River near Hinton water level

What this means

The Wildhay River near Hinton is running below normal at 1.50 m.

That puts it 0.04 m below the median of 1.54 m for mid-October, based on 14 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 1.46 m (+0.04 m).

It has risen 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.48 m and 1.59 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date

1.54 m0.04 m below the median for this date

Normal for this date

1.46 m – 1.62 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)

Same day last year

1.46 m+0.04 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

1.48 m – 1.59 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

1.43 m – 1.61 m