Clear Fork Trinity River at Fort Worth, TX

River level and flood forecast · Tarrant County

Normal8.3 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM

The river is 11.7 ft below flood stage (20 ft).

Flow: 7 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

51015202530TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 18 ftFlood 20 ftModerate 24 ftMajor 28 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 stage28 ft
Moderate flood stage24 ft
Flood stage20 ft
Action stage18 ft
Record crest (May 17, 1949)28.2 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 28 ftMajor river flooding will affect Trinity Park.
  • 24 ftModerate river flooding will affect Trinity Park.
  • 20 ftMinor river flooding will affect Trinity Park.

Highest crests on record

  1. 28.2 ft — May 17, 1949
  2. 27.5 ft — April 25, 1922
  3. 22.1 ft — March 30, 1945
  4. 20.36 ft — May 19, 1942
  5. 20.08 ft — September 5, 1932

Recent crests: 16.8 ft (May 2, 1990) · 16.14 ft (October 13, 1981) · 16 ft (May 1, 1966) · 18.1 ft (May 25, 1957) · 28.2 ft (May 17, 1949)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FWHT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.