Little Wabash River near Effingham water level

What this means

The Little Wabash River near Effingham is at 10.42 ft, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.08 ft below the median of 10.50 ft for mid-October, based on 33 years of readings. It is 5.58 ft below the flood stage of 16.00 ft. A year ago it stood at 10.84 ft (−0.42 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 10.39 ft and 10.70 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date

10.50 ft0.08 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

9.78 ft – 11.06 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (33 years of records)

Same day last year

10.84 ft−0.42 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

10.39 ft – 10.70 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

10.32 ft – 18.66 ft

Highest on record

24.27 ftMay 13, 2002