Alabama River below Robert F Henry L&d near Benton water level

What this means

The gauge at Alabama River below Robert F Henry L&d near Benton reads 83.20 ft, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.96 ft above the median of 82.24 ft for mid-October, based on 24 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 82.23 ft (+0.97 ft).

The level is falling, down 0.59 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 79.80 ft and 83.83 ft.

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

Compared with 24 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

82.24 ft0.96 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

81.13 ft – 85.93 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (24 years of records)

Same day last year

82.23 ft+0.97 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

79.80 ft – 83.83 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

80.87 ft – 101.31 ft