Mystic River at Amelia Earhart Dam near Somerville water level

What this means

The gauge at Mystic River at Amelia Earhart Dam near Somerville reads 105.67 ft, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 105.47 ft, based on 18 years of readings, so the water level is 0.20 ft above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 105.23 ft, a difference of +0.44 ft.

The water is rising: up 0.21 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 104.77 ft and 105.67 ft.

Compared with 18 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

105.47 ft0.20 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

105.13 ft – 105.93 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)

Same day last year

105.23 ft+0.44 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

104.77 ft – 105.67 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

104.77 ft – 105.74 ft