Buffalo Bayou at West Belt Drive, TX
River level and flood forecast · Harris County
Normal40.1 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 22.1 ft below flood stage (62.2 ft).
Flow: 1,140 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 | 65.3 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 63.2 ft |
| Flood stage | 62.2 ft |
| Action stage | 59.2 ft |
| Record crest (August 31, 2017) | 71.22 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 71.22 ft — August 31, 2017
- 68.3 ft — March 4, 1992
- 65.49 ft — April 28, 2009
- 65.29 ft — April 18, 2016
- 65 ft — May 26, 2015
Recent crests: 71.22 ft (August 31, 2017) · 65.29 ft (April 18, 2016) · 65 ft (May 26, 2015) · 65.49 ft (April 28, 2009) · 59.1 ft (September 13, 2008)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WSBT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.