Chickasawhay River at Quitman water level

What this means

The Chickasawhay River at Quitman is running far below normal at 11.71 ft.

That puts it 0.60 ft below the median of 12.31 ft for mid-October, based on 6 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 11.83 ft (−0.12 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 11.71 ft and 13.33 ft.

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

Compared with 6 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

12.31 ft0.60 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

11.83 ft – 14.49 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (6 years of records)

Same day last year

11.83 ft−0.12 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

11.71 ft – 13.33 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

11.74 ft – 42.04 ft