Yellow River near Milton water level

What this means

The Yellow River near Milton is well above normal at 39.72 ft.

The median for mid-October is 37.86 ft, based on 25 years of readings, so the river stage is 1.86 ft above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 38.12 ft, a difference of +1.60 ft. The record high is 48.22 ft, set on September 20, 2020.

It has dropped 0.51 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 37.53 ft and 42.61 ft.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 25 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

37.86 ft1.86 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

37.00 ft – 39.14 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (25 years of records)

Same day last year

38.12 ft+1.60 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

37.53 ft – 42.61 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

35.53 ft – 42.61 ft

Highest on record

48.22 ftSeptember 20, 2020