Yockanookany River near Ofahoma water level

What this means

At 4.57 ft, the Yockanookany River near Ofahoma is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 5.36 ft, based on 31 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.79 ft below typical. It is 14.43 ft below the flood stage of 19.00 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 7.09 ft, a difference of −2.52 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The forecast expects the river to fall to 4.60 ft by Tuesday, October 20 at 01:00 PM. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 4.55 ft and 4.81 ft.

Compared with 31 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

5.36 ft0.79 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

4.42 ft – 10.25 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (31 years of records)

Same day last year

7.09 ft−2.52 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

4.55 ft – 4.81 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

4.58 ft – 15.91 ft

Highest on record

28.27 ftApril 14, 1979

Forecast peak

4.60 ftTuesday, October 20 at 01:00 PM