Hickory Sl at FM 865 near Pearland water level

What this means

Low water at Hickory Sl at FM 865 near Pearland: the gauge reads 44.89 ft, below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 44.96 ft, based on 5 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.07 ft below typical. It is 6.11 ft below the flood stage of 51.00 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 45.15 ft, a difference of −0.26 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 44.82 ft – 45.56 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

44.96 ft0.07 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

44.83 ft – 45.30 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (5 years of records)

Same day last year

45.15 ft−0.26 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

44.82 ft – 45.56 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

44.76 ft – 48.49 ft