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Ottumwa 3W - Bear Creek

A water gauge in Wapello County, Iowa. Its stage was 79.56 ft as of Oct 15, 9:45 PM CDT.

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Stage now
79.56 ftreported Oct 15, 9:45 PM CDT
24 hour change
No changesince Oct 14, 9:45 PM
Elevation
664 ftabove sea level
County
Wapello County
Position
41.0144° N, 92.4622° W
Record since
2017

Water level

Ottumwa 3W - Bear Creek

Stage is the height of the water's surface above the gauge's own fixed zero, in feet, not the depth of the water. Every point drawn is a reading the gauge sent, at the time it sent it.

Water level, 24 hours at Ottumwa 3W - Bear Creek: the water from 79.54 to 79.56 feet of stage, the latest 79.56 feet.WATER LEVEL, 24 HOURSFTHIGH 79.56 FT, OCT 14, 10:45 PM · LOW 79.54 FT, OCT 15, 8:00 AM79.5079.5279.5479.5679.5879.60Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM79.56
Latest
79.56 ftOct 15, 9:45 PM
Highest
79.56 ftOct 14, 10:45 PM
Lowest
79.54 ftOct 15, 8:00 AM
Range
0.02 fthighest less lowest
Change
No changesince Oct 14, 10:45 PM
Readings
93
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Oct 15, 9:45 PM79.56
Oct 15, 9:30 PM79.56
Oct 15, 9:15 PM79.56
Oct 15, 9:00 PM79.56
Oct 15, 8:45 PM79.56
Oct 15, 8:30 PM79.56
Oct 15, 8:15 PM79.56
Oct 15, 8:00 PM79.56
Oct 15, 7:45 PM79.55
Oct 15, 7:30 PM79.55
Oct 15, 7:15 PM79.55
Oct 15, 7:00 PM79.55
Oct 15, 6:45 PM79.55
Oct 15, 6:30 PM79.55
Oct 15, 6:15 PM79.55
Oct 15, 6:00 PM79.55
Oct 15, 5:45 PM79.55
Oct 15, 5:30 PM79.55
Oct 15, 5:15 PM79.56
Oct 15, 5:00 PM79.55
Oct 15, 4:45 PM79.55
Oct 15, 4:30 PM79.55
Oct 15, 4:15 PM79.55
Oct 15, 4:00 PM79.56
Oct 15, 3:45 PM79.56
Oct 15, 3:30 PM79.56
Oct 15, 3:15 PM79.56
Oct 15, 3:00 PM79.55
Oct 15, 2:45 PM79.55
Oct 15, 2:30 PM79.55
Oct 15, 2:15 PM79.55
Oct 15, 2:00 PM79.55
Oct 15, 1:45 PM79.55
Oct 15, 1:30 PM79.55
Oct 15, 1:15 PM79.55
Oct 15, 1:00 PM79.55
Oct 15, 12:45 PM79.55
Oct 15, 12:30 PM79.55
Oct 15, 12:15 PM79.54
Oct 15, 12:00 PM79.54
Oct 15, 11:45 AM79.54
Oct 15, 11:30 AM79.54
Oct 15, 11:15 AM79.55
Oct 15, 11:00 AM79.54
Oct 15, 10:45 AM79.54
Oct 15, 10:30 AM79.55
Oct 15, 10:15 AM79.54
Oct 15, 10:00 AM79.54
Oct 15, 9:45 AM79.55
Oct 15, 9:30 AM79.54
Oct 15, 9:15 AM79.54
Oct 15, 9:00 AM79.55
Oct 15, 8:45 AM79.55
Oct 15, 8:30 AM79.55
Oct 15, 8:15 AM79.55
Oct 15, 8:00 AM79.54
Oct 15, 7:45 AM79.55
Oct 15, 7:30 AM79.55
Oct 15, 7:15 AM79.55
Oct 15, 7:00 AM79.55
Oct 15, 6:45 AM79.55
Oct 15, 6:30 AM79.55
Oct 15, 6:15 AM79.55
Oct 15, 6:00 AM79.55
Oct 15, 5:45 AM79.55
Oct 15, 5:30 AM79.55
Oct 15, 5:15 AM79.55
Oct 15, 5:00 AM79.55
Oct 15, 4:45 AM79.55
Oct 15, 4:30 AM79.55
Oct 15, 4:15 AM79.56
Oct 15, 4:00 AM79.56
Oct 15, 3:45 AM79.56
Oct 15, 3:30 AM79.56
Oct 15, 3:15 AM79.56
Oct 15, 3:00 AM79.56
Oct 15, 2:45 AM79.55
Oct 15, 2:30 AM79.56
Oct 15, 2:15 AM79.55
Oct 15, 2:00 AM79.55
Oct 15, 1:45 AM79.56
Oct 15, 1:30 AM79.56
Oct 15, 1:15 AM79.56
Oct 15, 1:00 AM79.56
Oct 15, 12:45 AM79.56
Oct 15, 12:30 AM79.56
Oct 15, 12:15 AM79.56
Oct 15, 12:00 AM79.56
Oct 14, 11:45 PM79.56
Oct 14, 11:30 PM79.56
Oct 14, 11:15 PM79.56
Oct 14, 11:00 PM79.56
Oct 14, 10:45 PM79.56
Water level, 7 days at Ottumwa 3W - Bear Creek: the water from 79.54 to 80.80 feet of stage, the latest 79.56 feet.WATER LEVEL, 7 DAYSFTHIGH 80.80 FT, OCT 9, 12:30 PM · LOW 79.54 FT, OCT 15, 8:00 AM79.580.080.581.0Fri 9Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 1579.56
Latest
79.56 ftOct 15, 9:45 PM
Highest
80.80 ftOct 9, 12:30 PM
Lowest
79.54 ftOct 15, 8:00 AM
Range
1.26 fthighest less lowest
Change
Fell 0.04 ftsince Oct 8, 11:00 PM
Readings
668
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Oct 15, 9:45 PM79.56
Oct 15, 8:45 PM79.56
Oct 15, 7:45 PM79.55
Oct 15, 6:45 PM79.55
Oct 15, 5:45 PM79.55
Oct 15, 4:45 PM79.55
Oct 15, 3:45 PM79.56
Oct 15, 2:45 PM79.55
Oct 15, 1:45 PM79.55
Oct 15, 12:45 PM79.55
Oct 15, 11:45 AM79.54
Oct 15, 10:45 AM79.54
Oct 15, 9:45 AM79.55
Oct 15, 8:45 AM79.55
Oct 15, 7:45 AM79.55
Oct 15, 6:45 AM79.55
Oct 15, 5:45 AM79.55
Oct 15, 4:45 AM79.55
Oct 15, 3:45 AM79.56
Oct 15, 2:45 AM79.55
Oct 15, 1:45 AM79.56
Oct 15, 12:45 AM79.56
Oct 14, 11:45 PM79.56
Oct 14, 10:45 PM79.56
Oct 14, 9:45 PM79.56
Oct 14, 8:45 PM79.56
Oct 14, 7:45 PM79.56
Oct 14, 6:45 PM79.56
Oct 14, 5:45 PM79.57
Oct 14, 4:45 PM79.57
Oct 14, 3:45 PM79.57
Oct 14, 2:45 PM79.57
Oct 14, 1:45 PM79.57
Oct 14, 12:45 PM79.57
Oct 14, 11:45 AM79.57
Oct 14, 10:45 AM79.58
Oct 14, 9:45 AM79.58
Oct 14, 8:45 AM79.57
Oct 14, 7:45 AM79.57
Oct 14, 6:45 AM79.57
Oct 14, 5:45 AM79.58
Oct 14, 4:45 AM79.58
Oct 14, 3:45 AM79.58
Oct 14, 2:45 AM79.58
Oct 14, 1:45 AM79.59
Oct 14, 12:45 AM79.59
Oct 13, 11:45 PM79.59
Oct 13, 10:45 PM79.59
Oct 13, 9:45 PM79.60
Oct 13, 8:45 PM79.60
Oct 13, 7:45 PM79.60
Oct 13, 6:45 PM79.60
Oct 13, 5:45 PM79.60
Oct 13, 4:45 PM79.59
Oct 13, 3:45 PM79.59
Oct 13, 2:45 PM79.59
Oct 13, 1:45 PM79.59
Oct 13, 12:45 PM79.59
Oct 13, 11:45 AM79.60
Oct 13, 10:45 AM79.60
Oct 13, 9:45 AM79.60
Oct 13, 8:45 AM79.60
Oct 13, 7:45 AM79.60
Oct 13, 6:45 AM79.60
Oct 13, 5:45 AM79.61
Oct 13, 4:45 AM79.61
Oct 13, 3:45 AM79.61
Oct 13, 2:45 AM79.62
Oct 13, 1:45 AM79.62
Oct 13, 12:45 AM79.62
Oct 12, 11:45 PM79.62
Oct 12, 10:45 PM79.63
Oct 12, 9:45 PM79.64
Oct 12, 8:45 PM79.64
Oct 12, 7:45 PM79.64
Oct 12, 6:45 PM79.64
Oct 12, 5:45 PM79.65
Oct 12, 4:45 PM79.65
Oct 12, 3:45 PM79.65
Oct 12, 2:45 PM79.65
Oct 12, 1:45 PM79.65
Oct 12, 12:45 PM79.65
Oct 12, 11:45 AM79.65
Oct 12, 10:45 AM79.66
Oct 12, 9:45 AM79.66
Oct 12, 8:45 AM79.64
Oct 12, 7:45 AM79.64
Oct 12, 6:45 AM79.65
Oct 12, 5:45 AM79.67
Oct 12, 4:45 AM79.67
Oct 12, 3:45 AM79.67
Oct 12, 2:45 AM79.68
Oct 12, 1:45 AM79.69
Oct 12, 12:45 AM79.69
Oct 11, 11:45 PM79.70
Oct 11, 10:45 PM79.70
Oct 11, 9:45 PM79.70
Oct 11, 8:45 PM79.71
Oct 11, 7:45 PM79.71
Oct 11, 6:45 PM79.71
Oct 11, 5:45 PM79.71
Oct 11, 4:45 PM79.72
Oct 11, 3:45 PM79.73
Oct 11, 2:45 PM79.73
Oct 11, 1:45 PM79.74
Oct 11, 12:45 PM79.74
Oct 11, 11:45 AM79.74
Oct 11, 10:45 AM79.74
Oct 11, 9:45 AM79.74
Oct 11, 8:45 AM79.74
Oct 11, 7:45 AM79.75
Oct 11, 6:45 AM79.75
Oct 11, 5:45 AM79.75
Oct 11, 4:45 AM79.74
Oct 11, 3:45 AM79.74
Oct 11, 2:45 AM79.76
Oct 11, 1:45 AM79.79
Oct 11, 12:45 AM79.80
Oct 10, 11:45 PM79.80
Oct 10, 10:45 PM79.81
Oct 10, 9:45 PM79.82
Oct 10, 8:45 PM79.83
Oct 10, 7:45 PM79.84
Oct 10, 6:45 PM79.85
Oct 10, 5:45 PM79.86
Oct 10, 4:45 PM79.87
Oct 10, 3:45 PM79.88
Oct 10, 2:45 PM79.89
Oct 10, 1:45 PM79.90
Oct 10, 12:45 PM79.91
Oct 10, 11:45 AM79.92
Oct 10, 10:45 AM79.93
Oct 10, 9:45 AM79.94
Oct 10, 8:45 AM79.96
Oct 10, 7:45 AM79.97
Oct 10, 6:45 AM79.98
Oct 10, 5:45 AM80.00
Oct 10, 4:45 AM80.02
Oct 10, 3:45 AM80.04
Oct 10, 2:45 AM80.06
Oct 10, 1:45 AM80.09
Oct 10, 12:45 AM80.12
Oct 9, 11:45 PM80.14
Oct 9, 10:45 PM80.18
Oct 9, 9:45 PM80.21
Oct 9, 8:45 PM80.26
Oct 9, 7:45 PM80.30
Oct 9, 6:45 PM80.35
Oct 9, 5:45 PM80.40
Oct 9, 4:45 PM80.45
Oct 9, 3:45 PM80.52
Oct 9, 2:45 PM80.60
Oct 9, 1:45 PM80.71
Oct 9, 12:45 PM80.80
Oct 9, 11:45 AM80.73
Oct 9, 10:45 AM80.63
Oct 9, 9:45 AM80.52
Oct 9, 8:45 AM80.52
Oct 9, 7:45 AM80.48
Oct 9, 6:45 AM80.05
Oct 9, 5:45 AM79.77
Oct 9, 4:45 AM79.73
Oct 9, 3:45 AM79.78
Oct 9, 2:45 AM79.73
Oct 9, 1:45 AM79.64
Oct 9, 12:45 AM79.59
Oct 8, 11:45 PM79.59
Water level, 30 days at Ottumwa 3W - Bear Creek: the water from 79.36 to 84.04 feet of stage, the latest 79.56 feet.WATER LEVEL, 30 DAYSFTHIGH 84.04 FT, SEP 30, 11:00 AM · LOW 79.36 FT, SEP 18, 2:00 PM7880828486Sep 16Sep 21Sep 26Oct 1Oct 6Oct 1179.56
Latest
79.56 ftOct 15, 9:45 PM
Highest
84.04 ftSep 30, 11:00 AM
Lowest
79.36 ftSep 18, 2:00 PM
Range
4.68 fthighest less lowest
Change
Fell 0.28 ftsince Sep 15, 10:45 PM
Readings
2,845
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh ftLow ftAverage ftLast ftReadings
Oct 1579.5679.5479.5579.5688
Oct 1479.5979.5679.5779.5696
Oct 1379.6279.5979.6079.5996
Oct 1279.7079.6279.6579.6296
Oct 1179.8079.6979.7479.7096
Oct 1080.1479.8079.9379.8096
Oct 980.8079.5880.2480.1496
Oct 879.6479.5979.6179.5992
Oct 779.6979.6479.6679.6492
Oct 679.7679.6979.7279.6996
Oct 579.8779.7679.8179.7696
Oct 480.0479.8779.9479.8796
Oct 380.3980.0480.1980.0496
Oct 282.2580.4080.9980.4096
Oct 183.3581.3281.9082.3296
Sep 3084.0479.7181.7781.5892
Sep 2979.9279.7279.8079.7296
Sep 2880.4979.9280.1579.9296
Sep 2781.3080.2180.6780.5196
Sep 2680.2979.8580.0380.2196
Sep 2579.9279.5579.6379.9296
Sep 2479.7179.5879.6379.5896
Sep 2380.1379.7279.8879.7296
Sep 2280.2079.7980.0080.1392
Sep 2180.0379.7879.8679.7996
Sep 2081.6579.4780.5180.0392
Sep 1979.3879.3679.3779.3684
Sep 1879.4479.3679.4079.3896
Sep 1779.5579.4479.4879.4496
Sep 1679.8579.5479.6779.5496
Sep 1579.8579.8479.8579.855

How it reports

Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
167 of 16899.4% of its schedule
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 8, 11:45 PM
Latest report
Oct 15, 9:45 PMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
22 min9 in 10 within 22 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Ranking Statistics

247 score95.9of 100

Iowa median
94.7the median score of 1,060 stations
Scoring higher
331stations in Iowa
Sharing its score
18ranks 332 to 349
Points deducted
4.12.3 arrival, 1.6 forecast check, 0.2 reports received
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Iowa median 100.0, 100.0, 83.8
Next above
RBMI4rank 332; ahead on reports due 504 against 168, the longer record first
Next below
SUXrank 350; behind on 247 score 95.9 against 95.8
Sharing its rank
16other stations, equal on every measure

Equal scores are ordered by the share of scheduled reports received, then the reports due in the week (the longer record first), then the median arrival, then the longest silence.

  1. Reports receivedweight 3599.434.8 of 35 pointsIowa median 99.0167 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1076.87.7 of 10 pointsIowa median 82.9half its reports arrived within 22 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsIowa median 100.0longest silence 2 h, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-20.0 of 20 points, at the medianIowa median 100.0-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianIowa median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-8.4 of 10 points, at the medianIowa median 83.8-

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

How each part is scored
Reports received
Full marks for every scheduled report received, none for none, in proportion between
Arrival
Full marks for a median arrival within 10 min, none at 60 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (3 h), none for 72 (72 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.0 °F
Instrument checks
Full marks for no reading failed, none for 5 per cent or more
Forecast check
Full marks within 2 °F of the forecast on average, none at 8 °F

Near Ottumwa 3W - Bear Creek

How to read a gauge

A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.

The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by its 247 score, how reliably it reports and how its readings hold up: that is its 247 rank.