S Wichita River near Benjamin water level

What this means

The S Wichita River near Benjamin is well above normal at 10.21 ft.

The median for mid-October is 5.94 ft, based on 35 years of readings, so the river stage is 4.27 ft above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 8.50 ft, a difference of +1.71 ft. The record high is 19.35 ft, set on June 11, 2024.

It has dropped 5.46 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 5.06 ft and 15.83 ft.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 35 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

5.94 ft4.27 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

4.35 ft – 8.19 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (35 years of records)

Same day last year

8.50 ft+1.71 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

5.06 ft – 15.83 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

5.06 ft – 15.73 ft

Highest on record

19.35 ftJune 11, 2024