Lake Fk Reservoir near Quitman water level

What this means

Lake Fk Reservoir near Quitman is below normal for mid-October, with the lake level at 398.14 ft.

The median for mid-October is 400.81 ft, based on 7 years of readings, so the lake level is 2.67 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 401.00 ft, a difference of −2.86 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 398.14 ft and 398.66 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

400.81 ft2.67 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

396.16 ft – 401.05 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)

Same day last year

401.00 ft−2.86 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

398.14 ft – 398.66 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

398.17 ft – 401.36 ft

Highest on record

405.15 ftMay 4, 1990