Kaskaskia River at Cooks Mills water level

What this means

The gauge at Kaskaskia River at Cooks Mills reads 1.73 ft, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 2.01 ft, based on 38 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.28 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 1.36 ft, a difference of +0.37 ft.

The water is rising: up 0.21 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.49 ft and 2.22 ft.

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

Compared with 38 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

2.01 ft0.28 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

1.26 ft – 5.48 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (38 years of records)

Same day last year

1.36 ft+0.37 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

1.49 ft – 2.22 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

1.18 ft – 13.31 ft

Highest on record

20.41 ftJune 7, 2008