Illustrated cartographic portrait of Lake Travis

Texas River Levels

Current river levels and flood stages for 43 rivers gauged in Texas.

Texas gauge register

Reporting gauge groups and their current flood status

RiverRiverReportingReportingFlood statusFlood status
Angelina River2 gauges2 gaugesnormalnormal
Barton Creek1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Bear Creek (Barker)1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Beaver Creek (OK)2 gauges2 gaugesnormalnormal
Beaver Creek1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Big Creek1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Blanco River4 gauges4 gaugesnormalnormal
Brazos River15 gauges15 gaugesnormalnormal
Canadian River (NM)5 gauges5 gaugesnormalnormal
Cibolo Creek3 gauges3 gaugesnormalnormal
Clear Creek1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Clear Creek (Sanger)1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Colorado River15 gauges15 gaugesnormalnormal
Comal River1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Cow Bayou1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Cypress Creek3 gauges3 gaugesnormalnormal
Devils River2 gauges2 gaugesnormalnormal
East Fork San Jacinto River2 gauges2 gaugesnormalnormal
Frio River4 gauges4 gaugesnormalnormal
Guadalupe River10 gauges10 gaugesnormalnormal
Little River2 gauges2 gaugesnormalnormal
Llano River3 gauges3 gaugesnormalnormal
Medina River4 gauges4 gaugesnormalnormal
Mill Creek1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Neches River9 gauges9 gaugesabove action stageabove action stage
North Sulphur River1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Nueces River9 gauges9 gaugesnormalnormal
Paluxy River1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Pine Island Bayou4 gauges4 gaugesnormalnormal
Red River (AR, LA, OK)11 gauges11 gaugesnormalnormal
Rio Grande22 gauges22 gaugesnormalnormal
Sabinal River1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Sabine River11 gauges11 gaugesnormalnormal
San Marcos River1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
San Saba River3 gauges3 gaugesnormalnormal
Spring Creek2 gauges2 gaugesnormalnormal
Spring Creek (Tankersley)1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Sulphur River1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Trinity River10 gauges10 gaugesnormalnormal
Village Creek1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Village Creek (Everman)1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Walnut Creek (Mansfield)1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal
Willow Creek1 gauge1 gaugenormalnormal

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Texas river levels: common questions

Is any river flooding in Texas right now?

No gauge in the state is above flood stage. 1 river is above action stage, the level below flood stage at which the Weather Service begins watching.

Which rivers are gauged in Texas?

43 in total, listed above. The most heavily instrumented is the Rio Grande, with 44 gauges. A river appears under every state it runs through, so a page reached from here may cover reaches outside Texas as well.

What is the difference between flood stage and action stage?

Action stage is the level at which the Weather Service starts paying attention and agencies begin preparing. Flood stage is the level at which water starts affecting property or roads at that specific location. Both are set per gauge by the local Weather Service office, which is why two gauges on the same river can have very different numbers.