Edwards River near New Boston water level

What this means

The Edwards River near New Boston is above normal at 14.21 ft.

That puts it 1.86 ft above the median of 12.36 ft for mid-October, based on 32 years of readings. It is 2.79 ft below the flood stage of 17.00 ft. A year ago it stood at 11.79 ft (+2.42 ft).

It has dropped 0.33 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 13.25 ft and 22.26 ft.

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

Compared with 32 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

12.36 ft1.86 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

11.84 ft – 14.83 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (32 years of records)

Same day last year

11.79 ft+2.42 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

13.25 ft – 22.26 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

11.58 ft – 23.53 ft

Highest on record

24.13 ftSeptember 14, 2008