Bear Bayou near Humphrey water level

What this means

Low water at Bear Bayou near Humphrey: the gauge reads 176.63 ft, far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 177.46 ft, based on 7 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.83 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 177.51 ft, a difference of −0.88 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 176.63 ft – 177.49 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date

177.46 ft0.83 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

177.07 ft – 179.10 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)

Same day last year

177.51 ft−0.88 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

176.63 ft – 177.49 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

176.66 ft – 181.22 ft