Chuckanut Creek near Bellingham water level

What this means

At 14.02 ft, Chuckanut Creek near Bellingham is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.11 ft below the median of 14.13 ft for mid-October, based on 5 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 14.05 ft (−0.03 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 13.91 ft and 14.33 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

14.13 ft0.11 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

14.02 ft – 14.38 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (5 years of records)

Same day last year

14.05 ft−0.03 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

13.91 ft – 14.33 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

13.88 ft – 15.76 ft