Langham Creek near Addicks water level

What this means

Low water at Langham Creek near Addicks: the gauge reads 88.63 ft, below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 90.01 ft, based on 33 years of readings, so the river stage is 1.38 ft below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 88.52 ft, a difference of +0.11 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 88.47 ft – 95.76 ft.

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

Compared with 33 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

90.01 ft1.38 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

88.45 ft – 95.95 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (33 years of records)

Same day last year

88.52 ft+0.11 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

88.47 ft – 95.76 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

88.19 ft – 95.76 ft