Ocklawaha River near Ocala water level

What this means

High water at Ocklawaha River near Ocala: the latest reading is 35.18 ft, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 2.67 ft, based on 54 years of readings, so the river stage is 32.51 ft above typical. It is 3.82 ft below the flood stage of 39.00 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 33.78 ft, a difference of +1.40 ft.

It is still going down, by 0.06 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 34.41 ft – 36.61 ft.

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

Compared with 54 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

2.67 ft32.51 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

−0.28 ft – 35.56 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (54 years of records)

Same day last year

33.78 ft+1.40 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

34.41 ft – 36.61 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

32.92 ft – 36.61 ft

Highest on record

41.31 ftSeptember 11, 2017