California Creek (Clear Fk Brazos) near Stamford, TX

River level and flood forecast · Jones County

Normal6.4 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM

The river is 21.6 ft below flood stage (28 ft).

Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

010203040TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 20 ftFlood 28 ftModerate 32 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 stage32 ft
Flood stage28 ft
Action stage20 ft
Record crest (August 4, 1978)31 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 30 ftModerate out of bank flooding will occur.
  • 24 ftMinor out of bank flooding will occur.

Highest crests on record

  1. 31 ft — August 4, 1978
  2. 29.6 ft — June 10, 1962
  3. 28.88 ft — September 29, 1980
  4. 28.44 ft — August 17, 2005
  5. 28.1 ft — September 1, 1962

Recent crests: 28.44 ft (August 17, 2005) · 25.08 ft (February 26, 1992) · 24.03 ft (June 9, 1991) · 23.73 ft (May 15, 1990) · 26.35 ft (October 7, 1986)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (STFT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.