Kootenai River at Porthill water level

What this means

At 43.95 ft, the Kootenai River at Porthill is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 45.72 ft, based on 66 years of readings, so the river stage is 1.76 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 43.88 ft, a difference of +0.07 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 43.92 ft and 44.31 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that. The water temperature at the gauge is 50 °F.

Compared with 66 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

45.72 ft1.76 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

43.10 ft – 47.05 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (66 years of records)

Same day last year

43.88 ft+0.07 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

43.92 ft – 44.31 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

41.70 ft – 51.21 ft

Highest on record

72.70 ftJune 1, 1894

Lowest on record

38.21 ftApril 3, 1944