Peace River at Fort Meade water level

What this means

The gauge at Peace River at Fort Meade reads 72.07 ft, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 72.46 ft, based on 59 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.39 ft below typical. It is 5.93 ft below the flood stage of 78.00 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 72.14 ft, a difference of −0.07 ft.

The water is rising: up 0.16 ft over the past 24 hours. There is still 5.93 ft of room before flood stage. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 70.83 ft and 72.07 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 59 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

72.46 ft0.39 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

70.53 ft – 76.90 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (59 years of records)

Same day last year

72.14 ft−0.07 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

70.83 ft – 72.07 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

69.57 ft – 72.08 ft

Highest on record

81.00 ftSeptember 29, 2022