Government Cypress HW/TW near New Gascony water level

What this means

The Government Cypress HW/TW near New Gascony is running far below normal at 174.39 ft.

That puts it 0.48 ft below the median of 174.87 ft for late October, based on 7 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 175.69 ft (−1.30 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 174.37 ft and 174.95 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

174.87 ft0.48 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

174.61 ft – 175.81 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)

Same day last year

175.69 ft−1.30 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

174.37 ft – 174.95 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

174.40 ft – 179.82 ft