Brazos River near Palo Pinto, TX
River level and flood forecast · Palo Pinto County
Normal0.7 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 15.3 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
Flow: 29 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 22 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 18 ft |
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 14 ft |
| Record crest (June 16, 1930) | 30 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 33 ftMajor river flooding is expected. Cabins and a house at the Crosby canoe rental will be well underwater.
- 29 ftMajor river flooding is expected. Cabins and a house at the Crosby canoe rental will be underwater.
- 26.5 ftMajor river flooding is expected. Cabins and a house at the Crosby canoe rental will be well underwater.
- 23 ftMajor river flooding is expected. Cabins and a house at the Crosby canoe rental will be flooded.
- 22 ftMajor river flooding is expected. Cabins and a house at the Crosby canoe rental will be flooded.
- 18 ftModerate river flooding is expected. Numerous trailer homes will flood at Pleasant Valley.
- 16 ftMinor flooding is expected. Out buildings at the canoe rental near the river will begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 30 ft — June 16, 1930
- 28.87 ft — April 29, 1957
- 26.53 ft — October 13, 1981
- 23.25 ft — April 27, 1990
- 22.93 ft — August 8, 1978
Recent crests: 19.99 ft (June 8, 2021) · 17.32 ft (March 19, 2020) · 21.15 ft (March 18, 2020) · 16.52 ft (October 25, 2018) · 16.41 ft (October 18, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamBrazos River near Dennis, TX
- Brazos River near South Bend, TX
- West Fork Trinity River near Jacksboro, TX
- Clear Fork Trinity River near Weatherford, TX
- Big Sandy Creek (Brazos River Basin) above Breckenridge, TX
- Big Sandy Creek (Trinity River Basin) near Bridgeport, TX
- West Fork Trinity River near Boyd, TX
- Leon River near DeLeon, TX
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PLOT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.