Rio De La Plata at Proyecto La Plata water level

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Rio De La Plata at Proyecto La Plata, where the gauge shows 10.04 ft.

The median for mid-October is 10.11 ft, based on 25 years of readings, so the river stage is 0.07 ft below typical. It is 9.96 ft below the flood stage of 20.00 ft. On the same day last year the reading was 10.10 ft, a difference of −0.06 ft.

It is on the way up, by 0.04 ft over the past 24 hours. There is still 9.96 ft of room before flood stage. The 30-day range is 9.98 ft – 10.30 ft.

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

Compared with 25 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

10.11 ft0.07 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

5.91 ft – 11.28 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (25 years of records)

Same day last year

10.10 ft−0.06 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

9.98 ft – 10.30 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

9.83 ft – 11.20 ft

Highest on record

36.39 ftJanuary 5, 1992