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Colorado River (TX) at Wharton, TX

River level and flood forecast · Wharton County

Normal8.0 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM

The river is 31.0 ft below flood stage (39 ft).

Forecast to rise to 9.1 ft Fri 1 PM, below the 39 ft flood stage.

Flow: 371 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

01020304050TueThuSatMonWedFriAction 20 ftFlood 39 ftModerate 41 ftMajor 43 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 8:06 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage43 ft
Moderate flood stage41 ft
Flood stage39 ft
Action stage20 ft
Record crest (August 31, 2017)50.47 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 48 ftMajor lowland flooding continues with much of west and southwest Wharton flooded. Most streets between Sunset Street, FM 102, and U.S. Highway 59 are inundated and impassable, and several homes have 3 feet or more of water in them.
  • 45.3 ftMajor lowland flooding continues with many homes in the west part of Wharton flooded with 2 to 3 feet of water. The JDIN Recreational Center in southwest Wharton is flooded and isolated.
  • 44 ftMajor lowland flooding continues as the JDIN Recreational Center in southwest Wharton is isolated and many homes in the western part Wharton are flooded.
  • 43 ftMajor lowland flooding begins in the vicinity of the gage as numerous streets in west and southwest Wharton are inundated and the lowest homes threatened. The JDIN Recreational Center in southwest Wharton close to being isolated.
  • 41.5 ftModerate lowland flooding continues as the JDIN Recreational Center in southwest Wharton is flooded.
  • 41 ftModerate lowland flooding begins in the vicinity of the gage with the JDIN Recreational Center in southwest Wharton threatened.
  • 39 ftMinor lowland flooding begins in the vicinity of the gage as water escapes the main channel.

Highest crests on record

  1. 50.47 ft — August 31, 2017
  2. 48.99 ft — July 3, 1940
  3. 48.72 ft — October 23, 1998
  4. 48.32 ft — November 26, 2004
  5. 48.3 ft — April 22, 2016

Recent crests: 50.47 ft (August 31, 2017) · 47 ft (May 31, 2016) · 48.3 ft (April 22, 2016) · 42.78 ft (May 31, 2015) · 33.28 ft (November 4, 2013)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Wharton CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 08162000

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WHAT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.