Pipestone River at Karl Lake water level

What this means

Low water at Pipestone River at Karl Lake: the gauge reads 12.45 m, far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 12.90 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the water level is 0.45 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 13.04 m, a difference of −0.59 m.

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 12.38 m – 12.46 m.

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

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

12.90 m0.45 m below the median for this date

Normal for this date

12.64 m – 13.66 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)

Same day last year

13.04 m−0.59 m

Lowest and highest in 30 days

12.38 m – 12.46 m

Lowest and highest in 12 months

12.40 m – 13.11 m