Rio Bairoa above Bairoa, Caguas water level

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Rio Bairoa above Bairoa, Caguas, where the gauge shows 4.49 ft.

That puts it 0.15 ft above the median of 4.34 ft for mid-October, based on 23 years of readings. It is 5.51 ft below the flood stage of 10.00 ft. A year ago it stood at 4.18 ft (+0.31 ft).

It is on the way up, by 0.33 ft over the past 24 hours. There is still 5.51 ft of room before flood stage. The 30-day range is 4.16 ft – 5.17 ft.

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

Compared with 23 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

4.34 ft0.15 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

4.18 ft – 5.06 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (23 years of records)

Same day last year

4.18 ft+0.31 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

4.16 ft – 5.17 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

4.12 ft – 5.22 ft