Leaf River near Collins water level

What this means

The Leaf River near Collins is at 4.49 ft, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.41 ft above the median of 4.08 ft for mid-October, based on 35 years of readings. It is 20.51 ft below the flood stage of 25.00 ft. A year ago it stood at 4.40 ft (+0.09 ft).

It has risen 0.04 ft over the past 24 hours. The forecast expects the river to fall to 4.50 ft by Sunday, October 18 at 01:00 PM. There is still 20.51 ft of room before flood stage. In the last month it has stayed between 4.42 ft and 5.02 ft.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date

4.08 ft0.41 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

3.13 ft – 8.27 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (35 years of records)

Same day last year

4.40 ft+0.09 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

4.42 ft – 5.02 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

4.47 ft – 23.55 ft

Highest on record

32.60 ftApril 14, 1974

Forecast peak

4.50 ftSunday, October 18 at 01:00 PM