Niobrara River near Verdel water level

What this means

The Niobrara River near Verdel is at 3.34 ft, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.30 ft above the median of 3.04 ft for mid-October, based on 18 years of readings. It is 4.66 ft below the flood stage of 8.00 ft. A year ago it stood at 3.86 ft (−0.52 ft).

It has risen 0.06 ft over the past 24 hours. There is still 4.66 ft of room before flood stage. In the last month it has stayed between 3.25 ft and 3.90 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns. The sensor also reports a water temperature of 56 °F.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date

3.04 ft0.30 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

2.83 ft – 3.71 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (18 years of records)

Same day last year

3.86 ft−0.52 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

3.25 ft – 3.90 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

2.78 ft – 5.97 ft

Highest on record

19.38 ftMarch 14, 2019