Halls Bayou at Houston water level

What this means

Low water at Halls Bayou at Houston: the gauge reads 39.46 ft, below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 39.59 ft, based on 27 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.13 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 39.48 ft, a difference of −0.02 ft.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 39.41 ft – 39.69 ft.

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

Compared with 27 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

39.59 ft0.13 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

39.44 ft – 46.26 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (27 years of records)

Same day last year

39.48 ft−0.02 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

39.41 ft – 39.69 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

39.42 ft – 44.37 ft