Ortega River at Kirwin Road near Jacksonville water level

What this means

High water at Ortega River at Kirwin Road near Jacksonville: the latest reading is 7.08 ft, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 6.25 ft, based on 19 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.83 ft above typical. It is 2.92 ft below the flood stage of 10.00 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 5.60 ft, a difference of +1.48 ft.

It is still going down, by 0.27 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 5.49 ft – 11.08 ft.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 19 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

6.25 ft0.83 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

5.51 ft – 7.64 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (19 years of records)

Same day last year

5.60 ft+1.48 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

5.49 ft – 11.08 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

4.90 ft – 11.08 ft

Highest on record

12.99 ftSeptember 11, 2017