Bear Creek near Barker water level

What this means

The gauge at Bear Creek near Barker reads 96.66 ft, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 96.89 ft, based on 25 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.23 ft below typical. It is 14.34 ft below the flood stage of 111.00 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 96.74 ft, a difference of −0.08 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 96.63 ft and 101.52 ft.

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

Compared with 25 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

96.89 ft0.23 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

1.04 ft – 98.18 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (25 years of records)

Same day last year

96.74 ft−0.08 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

96.63 ft – 101.52 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

96.59 ft – 101.52 ft

Highest on record

114.86 ftApril 18, 2016