Bluff Swamp near Kleinpeter water level

What this means

The gauge at Bluff Swamp near Kleinpeter reads 2.05 ft, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.14 ft below the median of 2.19 ft for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 2.22 ft (−0.17 ft).

The water is rising: up 0.30 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.36 ft and 3.13 ft.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

2.19 ft0.14 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

0.72 ft – 4.58 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)

Same day last year

2.22 ft−0.17 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

1.36 ft – 3.13 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

−0.08 ft – 6.85 ft

Highest on record

13.12 ftAugust 21, 2016