Pope Creek near Keithsburg water level

What this means

The gauge at Pope Creek near Keithsburg shows 20.03 ft, above normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.88 ft above the median of 19.16 ft for mid-October, based on 32 years of readings. It is 3.97 ft below the flood stage of 24.00 ft. A year ago it stood at 18.78 ft (+1.25 ft).

The level is falling, down 0.17 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 19.54 ft and 24.17 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

19.16 ft0.88 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

18.24 ft – 20.50 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (32 years of records)

Same day last year

18.78 ft+1.25 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

19.54 ft – 24.17 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

18.83 ft – 29.73 ft

Highest on record

29.60 ftApril 19, 2013