Wenatchee River at Monitor water level

What this means

At 16.87 ft, the Wenatchee River at Monitor is below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.55 ft below the median of 17.42 ft for mid-October, based on 29 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 16.78 ft (+0.09 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 16.74 ft and 17.00 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that. The sensor also reports a water temperature of 50 °F.

Compared with 29 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

17.42 ft0.55 ft below the median for this date

Normal for this date

16.84 ft – 19.17 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (29 years of records)

Same day last year

16.78 ft+0.09 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

16.74 ft – 17.00 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

16.73 ft – 28.33 ft

Highest on record

30.02 ftNovember 30, 1995