Neosho River at Burlington water level

What this means

The Neosho River at Burlington is above normal at 10.54 ft.

The median for mid-October is 5.92 ft, based on 38 years of readings, so the river stage is 4.62 ft above typical. It is 16.46 ft below the flood stage of 27.00 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 7.62 ft, a difference of +2.92 ft.

It has dropped 0.06 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 6.79 ft and 10.96 ft.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest. The water temperature at the gauge is 62 °F.

Compared with 38 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

5.92 ft4.62 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

5.65 ft – 11.18 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (38 years of records)

Same day last year

7.62 ft+2.92 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

6.79 ft – 10.96 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

5.65 ft – 16.60 ft

Highest on record

41.53 ftJuly 12, 1951