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Greens Bayou at Houston, TX

River level and flood forecast · Harris County

Normal39.0 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM

The river is 16.0 ft below flood stage (55 ft).

Flow: 31 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

354045505560TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 52 ftFlood 55 ftModerate 56.5 ftMajor 59.5 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 stage59.5 ft
Moderate flood stage56.5 ft
Flood stage55 ft
Action stage52 ft
Record crest (August 28, 2017)62.88 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 61 ftMajor lowland flooding continues as homes on Sequoia Bend Drive begin flooding with widespread flooding of homes on McDermott Drive.
  • 60 ftMajor lowland flooding continues as homes on McDermott Drive begin flooding.
  • 59.5 ftMajor lowland flooding begins as home in Sequoia Estates subdiviision begin flooding. Homestead Road south of the channel in inundated with one to two feet of water and water is several feet deep on the southbound feeder of U.S. Highway 59.
  • 56.5 ftModerate lowland flooding begins as streets in the Sequoia Estates subdivision and west of JFK Boulevard become inundated. The southbound feeder road of U.S Highway 59 is under close to one foot of water.
  • 55 ftMinor lowland flooding begins as water escapes the north side of the upstream bank at U.S. Highway 59. Water is close to inundating the southbound feeder road south of the channel.

Highest crests on record

  1. 62.88 ft — August 28, 2017
  2. 62.39 ft — June 9, 2001
  3. 60.62 ft — June 27, 1989
  4. 60.58 ft — October 25, 1984
  5. 60.47 ft — May 18, 1989

Recent crests: 55.72 ft (January 9, 2022) · 55.76 ft (September 23, 2020) · 59.48 ft (September 19, 2019) · 56.15 ft (December 8, 2018) · 55.66 ft (July 4, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Harris CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 08076000

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GBHT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.