Indian Prairie Canal above Pump Station near Okeechobee water level

What this means

Low water at Indian Prairie Canal above Pump Station near Okeechobee: the gauge reads 19.40 ft, far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 19.57 ft, based on 9 years of readings, so the canal level is 0.17 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 19.61 ft, a difference of −0.21 ft.

It is still going down, by 0.20 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 19.33 ft – 19.85 ft.

Compared with 9 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

19.57 ft0.17 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

19.42 ft – 19.73 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (9 years of records)

Same day last year

19.61 ft−0.21 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

19.33 ft – 19.85 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

19.34 ft – 20.23 ft