Brazos River at Aspermont 10S, TX

River level and flood forecast · Stonewall County

Normal3.8 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM

The river is 17.2 ft below flood stage (21 ft).

Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-10010203040TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 19 ftFlood 21 ftModerate 35 ftMajor 37 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage37 ft
Moderate flood stage35 ft
Flood stage21 ft
Action stage19 ft
Record crest (September 26, 1955)29.5 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 37 ftWater begins to flood U.S. Hwy 83. Extensive flooding of ranch and farm land occurs, especially in southeast and eastern Stonewall County.
  • 21 ftMinor flooding of farm and ranch land occurs. The roadside park immediately north of the U.S. 83 bridge is partially flooded. No known structural damage.

Highest crests on record

  1. 29.5 ft — September 26, 1955
  2. 28.76 ft — August 14, 1972
  3. 25.98 ft — October 19, 1960
  4. 20.83 ft — May 15, 1980
  5. 20.3 ft — September 6, 1962

Recent crests: 10.45 ft (September 9, 2020) · 13.84 ft (May 21, 2019) · 12.12 ft (October 9, 2018) · 8.12 ft (July 1, 2017) · 8.27 ft (November 7, 2016)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (AMTT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.