Red Chute Bayou at Sligo water level

What this means

Red Chute Bayou at Sligo is at 17.25 ft, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.88 ft above the median of 16.37 ft for mid-October, based on 29 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 16.16 ft (+1.09 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 16.70 ft and 17.26 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

16.37 ft0.88 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

14.66 ft – 21.10 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (29 years of records)

Same day last year

16.16 ft+1.09 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

16.70 ft – 17.26 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

16.12 ft – 25.31 ft