Ichetucknee R @ Hwy27 near Hildreth water level

What this means

At 14.85 ft, the Ichetucknee R @ Hwy27 near Hildreth is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.31 ft below the median of 15.16 ft for mid-October, based on 22 years of readings. It is 4.15 ft below the flood stage of 19.00 ft. A year ago it stood at 15.12 ft (−0.27 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly.

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 70 °F.

Compared with 22 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

15.16 ft0.31 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

14.55 ft – 18.33 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (22 years of records)

Same day last year

15.12 ft−0.27 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

14.83 ft – 14.87 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

14.79 ft – 15.11 ft

Highest on record

33.29 ftApril 12, 1948

Lowest on record

14.28 ftMay 20, 2012