Goose Creek near McNair water level

What this means

At 15.25 ft, Goose Creek near McNair is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 15.37 ft, based on 5 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.12 ft below typical. It is 10.75 ft below the flood stage of 26.00 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 15.34 ft, a difference of −0.09 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 15.20 ft and 15.38 ft.

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

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

15.37 ft0.12 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

15.31 ft – 15.53 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (5 years of records)

Same day last year

15.34 ft−0.09 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

15.20 ft – 15.38 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

15.20 ft – 19.73 ft