Barker Reservoir near Addicks water level

What this means

Nothing unusual at Barker Reservoir near Addicks right now: the lake level of 70.58 ft is in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 70.05 ft, based on 7 years of readings, so the lake level is 0.53 ft above typical. It is 22.62 ft below the flood stage of 93.20 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 69.36 ft, a difference of +1.22 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 69.36 ft and 86.09 ft.

Many reservoirs are drawn down through summer and fall; most of the refill comes later, with winter rain or spring snowmelt.

Compared with 7 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

70.05 ft0.53 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

69.32 ft – 74.52 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)

Same day last year

69.36 ft+1.22 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

69.36 ft – 86.09 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

69.34 ft – 86.53 ft

Highest on record

101.60 ftAugust 27, 2017