Colorado River (TX) near Smithville, TX
River level and flood forecast · Bastrop County
The river is 18.6 ft below flood stage (20 ft).
Forecast to rise to 1.7 ft Fri 6 AM, below the 20 ft flood stage.
Flow: 498 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 | 28 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 23 ft |
| Flood stage | 20 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (December 4, 1913) | 47.4 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 34 ftSeveral tens of homes flood above Smithville in Hidden Shores, Doty River Estates, and Pecan Shores Estates, some to the roofs. Homes flood also below Smithville near Kirtley. Flow reaches near the lowest businesses in Smithville.
- 30 ftMajor flooding inundates homes five miles upstream in Hidden Shores, three miles upstream in Doty River Estates, one mile upstream in Pecan Shores Estates just above Smithville and in Kirtley below Smithville.
- 28 ftMajor flooding inundates homes five miles upstream in Hidden Shores, three miles upstream in Doty River Estates, one mile upstream in Pecan Shores Estates just above Smithville and in Kirtley below Smithville.
- 25 ftFlow threatens lowest residences five miles upstream at Hidden Shores and three miles upstream at Doty River Estates. Roads and bridges near the river flood and are dangerous to motorists.
- 23 ftModerate lowland flooding extends well into the flood plain inundating lowest homes and bridges below Bastrop to above Columbus.
- 20 ftMinor lowland flooding reaches secondary roads and low water crossings near the river
- 14 ftOverbank conditions with water covering low areas of the flood plain with no significant impact.
- 10 ftFlow exceeds lowest sections of the banks.
Highest crests on record
- 47.4 ft — December 4, 1913
- 42.5 ft — June 16, 1936
- 36.02 ft — July 27, 1938
- 34.75 ft — October 18, 1998
- 31.91 ft — August 28, 2017
Recent crests: 31.91 ft (August 28, 2017) · 30.09 ft (May 28, 2016) · 30.02 ft (November 1, 2015) · 29.87 ft (May 27, 2015) · 27.85 ft (November 23, 2004)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SMIT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.