Sixmile Creek at Bartow water level

What this means

Sixmile Creek at Bartow is at 11.67 ft, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 11.79 ft, based on 23 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.12 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 11.71 ft, a difference of −0.04 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 11.61 ft and 11.73 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 23 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

11.79 ft0.12 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

4.56 ft – 12.21 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (23 years of records)

Same day last year

11.71 ft−0.04 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

11.61 ft – 11.73 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

11.48 ft – 11.79 ft