What do the numbers mean?

  • airpart
    Posts: 170
    May 7, 2003 at 4:52 pm #1314299

    I have a question. On the FTR home page there is a box with the river stages. What do the numbers mean? Lake city is 8.97 and Alma is listed at 661.63. It is hard to believe that Alma is 652.66 feet higher than Lake city. This is pretty confusing

    sednerb
    Mount Vernon, IA
    Posts: 52
    May 7, 2003 at 5:52 pm #266073

    The larger numbers represent “feet above sea level” as you probably already know, I think the smaller numbers represent depth at a certain location at each individual pool. Basically, I think they’re the same thing, they’re just using two different ways to calculate the depth. One is from the top of the water to sea level, and the other is from the top of the water to the bottom of the river. Hopefully I haven’t confused you any more than I have myself.
    SEDNERB

    airpart
    Posts: 170
    May 7, 2003 at 6:30 pm #266077

    Thanks, That makes sense, I think. Do you know what the “normal” figures for Lake City are?

    DMan
    Long Lake IL.
    Posts: 350
    May 7, 2003 at 9:07 pm #266092

    Thanks Bogsucker!!

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