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Colorado River (TX) near Ballinger, TX

River level and flood forecast · Runnels County

Normal4.1 ftas of Mon 3 PM

The river is 13.9 ft below flood stage (18 ft).

Flow: 1 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

0510152025TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 15 ftFlood 18 ftModerate 21 ftMajor 24 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 stage24 ft
Moderate flood stage21 ft
Flood stage18 ft
Action stage15 ft
Record crest (September 29, 2012)27.78 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 24 ftMajor flooding will occur. Homes in northwest Ballinger will become flooded. Secondary roads and low water crossings will be impassible.
  • 22 ftModerate flooding will occur to pasture land and oil fields. Fish farm equipment areas and storage buildings will be flooded. Secondary roads and low water crossings will be impassible.
  • 21 ftModerate flooding of pasture land and fish farm equipment areas will occur. Secondary roads and low water crossings may be flooded.
  • 18 ftMinor lowland flooding of pasture land will occur.

Highest crests on record

  1. 27.78 ft — September 29, 2012
  2. 27.5 ft — September 21, 1990
  3. 26.77 ft — October 13, 1981
  4. 25.07 ft — August 28, 1986
  5. 24.75 ft — June 23, 1997

Recent crests: 20.44 ft (May 18, 2019) · 19.09 ft (October 19, 2018) · 22.97 ft (October 18, 2018) · 27.78 ft (September 29, 2012) · 24.3 ft (June 4, 2000)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Runnels CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 08126380

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BLIT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.