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City River Water Levels

	Water Level (Meters)	Water Level (Feet)
Current Water Level	355.6839	1166.94197
8:00 am Level	355.7219	1167.06664
Day High	356.1099	1168.3396
Day Low	355.6759	1166.91572
All Time High*	361.1799	1184.97346
All Time Low*	354.1899	1162.04039

*Data Collection Began - April 10th, 2003
*Last data sample was taken on May 21, 2012 at 10:15 AM
*Please note all recorded levels in the above table were taken at the first street bridge.
All values are measured from sea level.

Brandon began maintaining detailed River water level records in 1906. The highest recorded level was May 15, 2011 at approximately 360.5479 meters (1182.89997 feet). Previously, the highest recorded level was approximately 359.66 meters (1180.0 feet) in 1923. The lowest recorded level was approximately 354.18 meters (1162.0 feet) in 1961.

The stage at which flooding is considered to have occurred is 357.23 meters (1172 feet). Flooding begins to effect city parks along the river at about 1171 feet above sea level. (See photo below) There have been several historical floods where river levels were not precisely recorded at the time, so exact levels cannot be provided. The great flood of 1882 is estimated as having a river level of 361.34 meters (1185.5 feet).