Bear Creek at Barker, TX

River level and flood forecast · Harris County

Normal96.8 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM

The river is 14.2 ft below flood stage (111 ft).

Flow: 6 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

9095100105110115TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 108 ftFlood 111 ftModerate 112 ftMajor 113.5 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Fri, Oct 2, 8:03 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage113.5 ft
Moderate flood stage112 ft
Flood stage111 ft
Action stage108 ft
Record crest (April 18, 2016)114.86 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 114.86 ft — April 18, 2016
  2. 114.79 ft — September 20, 1979
  3. 114.71 ft — August 27, 2017
  4. 114.06 ft — April 28, 2009
  5. 113.93 ft — August 31, 1981

Recent crests: 108.38 ft (June 25, 2020) · 108.25 ft (September 22, 2018) · 114.71 ft (August 27, 2017) · 114.86 ft (April 18, 2016) · 110.04 ft (May 25, 2015)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BBAT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.