Bayou Lafourche near Alto water level

What this means

The gauge at Bayou Lafourche near Alto reads 35.21 ft, a normal level for late October.

The median for late October is 35.36 ft, based on 29 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.15 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 40.24 ft, a difference of −5.03 ft.

The level is falling, down 0.10 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 34.71 ft and 35.74 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 29 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

35.36 ft0.15 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

34.42 ft – 55.33 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (29 years of records)

Same day last year

40.24 ft−5.03 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

34.71 ft – 35.74 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

34.93 ft – 51.77 ft

Highest on record

65.48 ftMarch 14, 2016