Leaf River near McLain water level

What this means

At 2.65 ft, the Leaf River near McLain is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 1.02 ft below the median of 3.67 ft for mid-October, based on 25 years of readings. It is 15.35 ft below the flood stage of 18.00 ft. A year ago it stood at 2.74 ft (−0.09 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The forecast expects the river to rise to 2.80 ft by Sunday, October 18 at 07:00 PM. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.55 ft and 3.16 ft.

Compared with 25 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

3.67 ft1.02 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

2.37 ft – 8.55 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (25 years of records)

Same day last year

2.74 ft−0.09 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

2.55 ft – 3.16 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

2.62 ft – 24.53 ft

Highest on record

31.80 ftApril 1, 1900

Forecast peak

2.80 ftSunday, October 18 at 07:00 PM