Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee Fla water level

What this means

The Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee Fla is above normal at 41.57 ft.

The median for mid-October is 4.81 ft, based on 98 years of readings, so the river stage is 36.76 ft above typical. It is 21.43 ft below the flood stage of 63.00 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 38.84 ft, a difference of +2.73 ft.

It has dropped 0.63 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 39.19 ft and 50.07 ft.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest. The water temperature at the gauge is 72 °F.

Compared with 98 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

4.81 ft36.76 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

−0.13 ft – 44.15 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (98 years of records)

Same day last year

38.84 ft+2.73 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

39.19 ft – 50.07 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

38.30 ft – 53.00 ft

Highest on record

76.56 ftMarch 12, 1998