Keegans Bayou at Roark Rd near Houston water level

What this means

Low water at Keegans Bayou at Roark Rd near Houston: the gauge reads 60.13 ft, far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 60.64 ft, based on 28 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.51 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 60.20 ft, a difference of −0.07 ft.

It is still going down, by 0.18 ft over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 60.10 ft – 61.50 ft.

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

Compared with 28 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

60.64 ft0.51 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

60.23 ft – 64.08 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (28 years of records)

Same day last year

60.20 ft−0.07 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

60.10 ft – 61.50 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

60.09 ft – 65.30 ft