Palatlakaha River below Spwy, near Mascotte water level

What this means

The Palatlakaha River below Spwy, near Mascotte is running below normal at 88.96 ft.

That puts it 1.81 ft below the median of 90.77 ft for mid-October, based on 52 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 90.12 ft (−1.16 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 88.59 ft and 89.03 ft.

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

Compared with 52 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

90.77 ft1.81 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

87.87 ft – 91.73 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (52 years of records)

Same day last year

90.12 ft−1.16 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

88.59 ft – 89.03 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

87.73 ft – 90.23 ft