Hillsborough River below Crystal Spr near Zephyrhills water level

What this means

The Hillsborough River below Crystal Spr near Zephyrhills is above normal at 51.40 ft.

The median for mid-October is 49.57 ft, based on 31 years of readings, so the river stage is 1.83 ft above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 49.59 ft, a difference of +1.81 ft.

It has dropped 0.35 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 49.87 ft and 53.04 ft.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date

49.57 ft1.83 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

49.01 ft – 51.81 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (31 years of records)

Same day last year

49.59 ft+1.81 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

49.87 ft – 53.04 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

49.06 ft – 53.04 ft