State Canal near Krotz Springs water level

What this means

At 10.09 ft, the State Canal near Krotz Springs is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 11.38 ft, based on 28 years of readings, so the river stage is 1.29 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 10.37 ft, a difference of −0.28 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 10.08 ft and 10.82 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 28 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

11.38 ft1.29 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

9.59 ft – 13.80 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (28 years of records)

Same day last year

10.37 ft−0.28 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

10.08 ft – 10.82 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

10.10 ft – 17.57 ft