Tombigbee River at Heflin L&d near Gainesville water level

What this means

The gauge at Tombigbee River at Heflin L&d near Gainesville reads 109.23 ft, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.16 ft below the median of 109.39 ft for mid-October, based on 28 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 109.27 ft (−0.04 ft).

The level is falling, down 0.07 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 109.05 ft and 109.49 ft.

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

Compared with 28 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

109.39 ft0.16 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

102.60 ft – 109.51 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (28 years of records)

Same day last year

109.27 ft−0.04 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

109.05 ft – 109.49 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

109.12 ft – 109.53 ft