Greens Bayou near Houston, TX

River level and flood forecast · Harris County

Normal65.7 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM

The river is 19.1 ft below flood stage (84.8 ft).

Flow: 19 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

60708090TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 81.8 ftFlood 84.8 ftModerate 86.6 ftMajor 87.7 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 stage87.7 ft
Moderate flood stage86.6 ft
Flood stage84.8 ft
Action stage81.8 ft
Record crest (April 18, 2016)86.16 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 86.16 ft — April 18, 2016
  2. 85.84 ft — August 27, 2017
  3. 85.45 ft — August 28, 2017
  4. 83.49 ft — September 13, 2008
  5. 82.9 ft — May 26, 2015

Recent crests: 85.45 ft (August 28, 2017) · 85.84 ft (August 27, 2017) · 86.16 ft (April 18, 2016) · 79.6 ft (October 31, 2015) · 82.9 ft (May 26, 2015)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HGBT2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.