Colorado River (TX) above La Grange, TX
River level and flood forecast · Fayette County
The river is 23.5 ft below flood stage (26 ft).
Forecast to rise to 3.1 ft Sat 12 AM, below the 26 ft flood stage.
Flow: 185 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:06 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 37 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 32 ft |
| Flood stage | 26 ft |
| Action stage | 19 ft |
| Record crest (July 9, 1869) | 56.7 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 45 ftMajor flooding with water to the roofs of lowest homes in the Frisch Auf Subdivision. Numerous mobile homes flood severely. Livestock in the flood plain above Smithville to below Columbus are vulnerable to drowning. Roads and bridges in the flood plain are severely flooded and dangerous. River is to the level of 2nd bank and threatens homes and businesses in La Grange.
- 43 ftDisastrous flooding of the Colorado River damages several mobile homes in La Grange and five permanent homes in the Fritsch Auf subdivision are flooded up to six to seven feet. Severely flooded roads and bridges near the river make travel and evacuations dangerous.
- 40 ftThe lowest sites of a trailer park in La Grange in the northwest quadrant of Highway 71 and the Colorado river are threatened. Lowest homes in the Fritsch Auf subdivision have several feet of water in them. Severely flooded roads and bridges near the river make travel and evacuations dangerous.
- 37 ftMajor flooding of the Colorado River reaches lowest homes in the Fritsch Auf Subdivision on the south bank of the Colorado River in La Grange. Severely flooded roads and bridges near the river make travel and evacuations very dangerous.
- 36 ftThe lowest part of the road into the Fritsch Auf Subdivision just south of the Colorado River south of downtown floods. The Colorado River approaches lowest homes in the Fritsch Auf Subdivision and additional flow down Buckners Creek will flood them.
- 32 ftModerate lowland flooding reaches the flood plain near La Grange. Homes in the Fritsch Auf Subdivision on the south bank of the Colorado River may be threatened if heavy runoff down Buckners Creek adds to the Colorado River flow at this level.
- 29 ftFlow covers lowest areas of the flood plain with no major damage. Lowest roads and bridges are flooded.
- 26 ftMinor lowland flooding covers low areas of the flood plain with no significant damage. Lowest roads and bridges are flooded.
- 23 ftFlow exceeds the low banks into lowest areas of the flood plain with no damage. Lowest roads and bridges are flooded.
- 19 ftFlow exceeds lowest sections of the banks.
Highest crests on record
- 56.7 ft — July 9, 1869
- 56.4 ft — December 5, 1913
- 54.14 ft — August 28, 2017
- 50.84 ft — June 17, 1935
- 45.5 ft — October 20, 1998
Recent crests: 26.28 ft (January 24, 2024) · 17.48 ft (May 14, 2023) · 17.73 ft (February 5, 2022) · 21.23 ft (June 5, 2021) · 11.05 ft (May 17, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LGRT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.