Site 64 in Conservation Area 3A near Coopertown water level

What this means

Low water at Site 64 in Conservation Area 3A near Coopertown: the gauge reads 10.03 ft, far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.91 ft below the median of 10.94 ft for mid-October, based on 35 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 9.85 ft (+0.18 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 9.21 ft – 10.03 ft.

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

Compared with 35 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

10.94 ft0.91 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

10.36 ft – 12.21 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (35 years of records)

Same day last year

9.85 ft+0.18 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

9.21 ft – 10.03 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

7.67 ft – 10.01 ft