Little Spokane River at Dartford water level

What this means

Low water at Little Spokane River at Dartford: the gauge reads 2.26 ft, far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.12 ft below the median of 2.39 ft for mid-October, based on 26 years of readings. It is 4.24 ft below the flood stage of 6.50 ft. A year ago it stood at 2.47 ft (−0.21 ft).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The forecast expects the river to fall to 2.25 ft by Monday, October 19 at 11:00 AM. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 2.21 ft – 2.28 ft.

Compared with 26 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

2.39 ft0.12 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

2.29 ft – 2.75 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (26 years of records)

Same day last year

2.47 ft−0.21 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

2.21 ft – 2.28 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

2.11 ft – 3.52 ft

Highest on record

8.27 ftMarch 21, 1997

Forecast peak

2.26 ftSunday, October 18 at 05:00 PM