W Fk San Jacinto River near Conroe water level

What this means

The gauge at W Fk San Jacinto River near Conroe shows 93.58 ft, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 56.37 ft, based on 28 years of readings, so the river stage is 37.21 ft above typical. It is 22.22 ft below the flood stage of 115.80 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 93.70 ft, a difference of −0.12 ft.

The level is falling, down 0.08 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 93.58 ft and 98.05 ft.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest. The water temperature at the gauge is 71 °F.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date

56.37 ft37.21 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

1.57 ft – 94.57 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (28 years of records)

Same day last year

93.70 ft−0.12 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

93.58 ft – 98.05 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

93.65 ft – 103.31 ft

Highest on record

126.93 ftAugust 29, 2017