Popash Slough near Okeechobee water level

What this means

Low water at Popash Slough near Okeechobee: the gauge reads 21.67 ft, below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 22.77 ft, based on 23 years of readings, so the river stage is 1.10 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 22.19 ft, a difference of −0.52 ft.

It is still going down, by 0.13 ft over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 21.66 ft – 23.18 ft.

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

Compared with 23 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

22.77 ft1.10 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

21.43 ft – 24.12 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (23 years of records)

Same day last year

22.19 ft−0.52 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

21.66 ft – 23.18 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

19.31 ft – 23.18 ft