Moyie River at Eastport water level

What this means

Low water at Moyie River at Eastport: the gauge reads 3.30 ft, far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.22 ft below the median of 3.52 ft for mid-October, based on 50 years of readings. It is 5.70 ft below the flood stage of 9.00 ft. A year ago it stood at 3.38 ft (−0.08 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The forecast expects the river to fall to 3.31 ft by Monday, October 19 at 11:00 PM. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 3.29 ft – 3.34 ft.

Compared with 50 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

3.52 ft0.22 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

3.31 ft – 3.99 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (50 years of records)

Same day last year

3.38 ft−0.08 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

3.29 ft – 3.34 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

3.29 ft – 6.70 ft

Highest on record

10.55 ftMay 20, 1954

Lowest on record

3.15 ftOctober 9, 2001

Forecast peak

3.34 ftFriday, October 23 at 11:00 AM