Peace River at State Highway 664A near Wauchula water level

What this means

At 43.12 ft, the Peace River at State Highway 664A near Wauchula is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 1.77 ft below the median of 44.89 ft for mid-October, based on 10 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 41.82 ft (+1.30 ft).

The level is falling, down 0.22 ft over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 41.66 ft and 46.54 ft.

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

Compared with 10 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

44.89 ft1.77 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

41.92 ft – 52.23 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (10 years of records)

Same day last year

41.82 ft+1.30 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

41.66 ft – 46.54 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

39.76 ft – 45.61 ft