Allegheny River below Lock & Dam 5 near Freeport water level

What this means

The gauge at Allegheny River below Lock & Dam 5 near Freeport reads 11.02 ft, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.33 ft above the median of 10.69 ft for mid-October, based on 13 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 10.46 ft (+0.56 ft).

The level is falling, down 0.25 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 10.79 ft and 13.02 ft.

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

Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

10.69 ft0.33 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

10.27 ft – 12.99 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)

Same day last year

10.46 ft+0.56 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

10.79 ft – 13.02 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

10.41 ft – 17.99 ft