Waccasassa River near Gulf Hammock water level

What this means

Low water at Waccasassa River near Gulf Hammock: the gauge reads 9.49 ft, far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 11.64 ft, based on 39 years of readings, so the water level is 2.15 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 12.87 ft, a difference of −3.38 ft.

It is still going down, by 0.27 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 8.03 ft – 13.62 ft.

The water temperature at the gauge is 68 °F.

Compared with 39 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

11.64 ft2.15 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

10.42 ft – 12.52 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (39 years of records)

Same day last year

12.87 ft−3.38 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

8.03 ft – 13.62 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

9.20 ft – 13.46 ft