Big Muddy River at Rte 127 at Murphysboro water level

What this means

The Big Muddy River at Rte 127 at Murphysboro is running far below normal at 3.28 ft.

That puts it 0.50 ft below the median of 3.78 ft for mid-October, based on 29 years of readings. It is 18.72 ft below the flood stage of 22.00 ft. A year ago it stood at 3.52 ft (−0.24 ft).

It has risen 0.04 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 3.17 ft and 12.10 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that. The sensor also reports a water temperature of 67 °F.

Compared with 29 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

3.78 ft0.50 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

3.29 ft – 18.17 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (29 years of records)

Same day last year

3.52 ft−0.24 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

3.17 ft – 12.10 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

3.17 ft – 18.55 ft

Highest on record

40.47 ftMay 3, 2011