I mark a willow eight feet above summer level.

September 16. 

7 a.m. — River fallen one and a half inches. Is three feet and seven eighths of an inch above summer level, i. e. at notch on tree. 

I mark a willow eight feet above summer level.


See no zizania seed ripe, or black, yet, but almost all is fallen.

H. D. Thoreau, Journal, September 16, 1860


River fallen one and a half inches. Is three feet and seven eighths of an inch above summer level, i. e. at notch on tree. See June 23, 1860 ("At 7 p. m. the river is fifteen and three fourths inches above summer level.") September 13, 1860 ("The river this morning, about 7 A.M., is already twenty-eight and a half inches above summer level, and more than twenty inches of this is owing to the rain of yesterday and last night!! . . . At evening the river is five inches higher than in the morning.");  September 14, 1860 ("A. M. — River still rising; at 4 p. m. one and an eighth inches higher than in morning."); September 15, 1860 ("In morning river is three feet two and a half plus inches above summer level. Thus it reached its height the third day after the rain; had risen on the morning of the third day about thirty inches on account of the rain of one day (the 12th)."); September 17, 1860 ("6.30 a. m. — River thirty-four and an eighth above summer level, or fallen about four inches since evening of 15th."); September 19, 1860 (" 4 p. m. — River fallen about one foot."); September 27, 1860 ("Sept. 27. A. M. —. River about thirty-five inches above summer level, and goes no higher this time.")

See no zizania seed ripe, or black, yet, but almost all is fallen. See September 4, 1852 ("The zizania ripe, shining black, cylindrical kernels, five eighths of an inch long."); September 25, 1858 ("The zizania fruit is green yet, but mostly dropped or plucked. Does it fall, or do birds pluck it?")