Palatlakaha River at S M-5 near Okahumpka water level

What this means

At 86.88 ft, the Palatlakaha River at S M-5 near Okahumpka is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 88.04 ft, based on 42 years of readings, so the river stage is 1.16 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 87.42 ft, a difference of −0.54 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 86.37 ft and 86.91 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 42 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

88.04 ft1.16 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

86.19 ft – 89.26 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (42 years of records)

Same day last year

87.42 ft−0.54 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

86.37 ft – 86.91 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

84.36 ft – 87.53 ft