Pearl River near Lena water level

What this means

The Pearl River near Lena is running below normal at 4.27 ft.

That puts it 0.31 ft below the median of 4.58 ft for mid-October, based on 31 years of readings. It is 19.73 ft below the flood stage of 24.00 ft. A year ago it stood at 4.53 ft (−0.26 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The forecast expects the river to fall to 4.30 ft by Monday, October 19 at 01:00 PM. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 4.23 ft and 4.39 ft.

Compared with 31 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

4.58 ft0.31 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

4.20 ft – 8.10 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (31 years of records)

Same day last year

4.53 ft−0.26 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

4.23 ft – 4.39 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

4.28 ft – 22.16 ft

Highest on record

32.70 ftApril 17, 1979

Forecast peak

4.30 ftMonday, October 19 at 01:00 PM