Palatlakaha River at Structure M-6 near Mascotte water level

What this means

At 89.27 ft, the Palatlakaha River at Structure M-6 near Mascotte is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 91.18 ft, based on 35 years of readings, so the river stage is 1.91 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 90.33 ft, a difference of −1.06 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 88.87 ft and 89.31 ft.

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

Compared with 35 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

91.18 ft1.91 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

88.47 ft – 91.95 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (35 years of records)

Same day last year

90.33 ft−1.06 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

88.87 ft – 89.31 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

88.00 ft – 90.46 ft